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Someone was in here while we were rescuing Lettie.
I grab a chair, climb up, pry open the vent with my pocketknife, and remove the device. When my feet hit the carpet, I face her. She’s holding a matching device.
“I found one too.”
Chapter31
There's always time for cake
MIA
Well, smack my ass and call me Sarah Michelle Geller. I’m fucked.
And someone watched meget fuckedlast night.
This is less than ideal.
The frantic pounding of my heart partially drowns out Cal’s rambling, but some of it cuts through.
Freezing in front of me, he thrusts his hands to the side. “What are you waiting for? Pack a bag.”
Shaking my head, I lock my sights on him. “Wait. What?”
“You’re coming to stay with me until we figure out what’s happening.”
My hands fall to my hips, and my jaw pops open reflexively. Unfazed by my stupefied expression, Cal invades my bubble and taps my mouth closed with his fingertips, pressing against the underside of my chin. “Don’t argue. Just pack.”
“Cal, I-I-I don’t think that’s necessary. I’ve got my SIG, and I know how to use it. I’ll run diagnostics on my security system today. I’ll be fine. I don’t need you guarding me. I’m not helpless.”
“Mia, someone hacked into your system yesterday. Yours, which is probably more secure than Redleg’s design. They fucking disabled it like it was nothing and then broke into your house. They stole your tablet with who knows what saved on it and planted two bugs. In your bedroom. You arenotstaying here alone.”
He hustles into my closet while I stand there dumbstruck and contemplating a retort.
A quip. A snark.
Something funny, perhaps.
But nothing comes to mind or mouth.
When he returns, he shoves an empty duffel bag in my arms. “Pack the fucking bag. We’re leaving in three.”
My pussy just clenched.
Bad pussy. Bad girl.
After stomping to the bathroom under horny protest, I silently toss items into my bag. Of course, I have ago bagpacked for emergencies, but I don’t consider this an emergency.
It’s a minor situation. A blip on the radar. One I didn’t see coming. And I have no clue who’s behind it or what they want.
I’m totallyfinewith not knowing stuff. No sweat. All part of my charm.Easygoing, come what may Mia.That’s me.
Cal sticks his head in the bathroom. “I’m going to check the SUV for trackers and bugs. Lock the door behind me. We’ll leave your car here, okay?”
“Oh, you’re asking me now?” I snap, suddenly irked by his caveman tendencies.
Then again, maybe I’m bothered by how hot I find this protective thing, which erodes every sense of feminism in my body.
He stops his retreat, bracing himself on the bedroom doorframe with his palms. “Mia, listen.” He sighs audibly, and his gaze flicks to the ceiling before landing on me. “I don’t mean to be controlling or a dick, and I know you’re more competent than most.” He pauses, nibbling on his lip and shaking his head. “But Icannothandle constantly worrying about another person I care for. I can’t do it right now.”
