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At a nearby bus stop, he pulls me against his chest, making us look like a couple just waiting for the bus.
It arrives a few minutes later, and we step on board. Owen pushes us to the back after paying the fare.
He’s on his phone already when the bus pulls away from the stop, and he tells Tobias where we are.
After listening for a moment, he ends the call and drapes an arm around me. I should stop him. We can’t be like this together anymore. I’m publicly engaged to Tobias. If one of his family members was on this bus and saw me, it could ruin everything. But that won’t happen. None of his family would stoop to taking the bus unless they absolutely had to, so I let myself relax against Owen.
When the bus stops a few minutes later, he leans close to my ear. “We’ll get off in two more stops and then take the tube for a while.”
The bus ride seems to drag on, but it’s really only a few minutes. Once we’re off, we immediately head down the busy street and find an escalator into a subway stop. There, the train is approaching. Mass transit seems to work in our favor today.
“Where are we going?” I ask.
“We’ll get off at Kilburn Park. Don’t ask me why. That’s just where Tobias said to meet him.”
When we step off the train at the agreed upon stop, Tobias is waiting on the platform, looking pissed off.
“I have no idea how they found us so quickly, but we have to sort it out, and fast. Did you get anything back about your license plates?”
Owen glances at his phone screen. “Nothing yet. But I should hear soon.”
Tobias gives a terse nod before turning his attention to me. “Are you OK?”
I lift one shoulder. “As good as I can be. How’s Gabriel?”
Tobias shakes his head as a pained expression takes over his features.
“It’s not looking good.”
We stand on the platform in awkward silence for a moment before Owen clears his throat. “We really should keep moving.”
Tobias motions toward the stairs leading to street level. “We’ll check into a hotel for now and make a plan from there.”
A car is waiting for us, and we all climb into the backseat.
“You trust your driver?” Owen asks.
Tobias glares at him. “I just hired him ten minutes ago. He has no idea who we are.”
The tension between these two is palpable, and somehow, I ended up sitting in between them. It’s suffocating, so I move to the seat on the other side of the limo with my back to the driver.
Thankfully, the drive isn’t long, and soon we’re pulling into a hotel. Tobias checks us in, and as the attendant hands him the keys, he asks about clothes for me.
“Of course, sir. We have a boutique on the second level, and a stylist as well.”
“Send the stylist to our suite.”
He turns and hands Owen a key. “You’re in the room next to ours.”
I pluck it from his hand. “Owen is in the suite with you. I want a room for myself. We aren’t married yet.”
Tobias stares at me shocked, and Owen just smirks and lifts a shoulder in a half shrug. “Guess we’re cuddling tonight, mate. There’s no point arguing with her when she gets that look on her face.”
Tobias ignores Owen, continuing to stare at me. “I got a suite with two rooms. I’m not a complete monster.”
“Great. Owen can have his own bed then. I’m still taking the solo room.”
Tobias growls and snatches the key from me and gives it to the attendant.
