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Astro and Dal hurry in. “What’s up?”
I nod at the flowers and watch as they look at the note, their faces clouding. “Astro, use the card, find out what flower shop they came from, and go there. See if they can ID who ordered them, if they used a card or cash, and get the camera footage. I’m going to interview the guard at the gate. Dal, tell her management.”
“Are we telling her?” Astro frowns.
“Raff says no, we handle this quietly.”
They share a look, and I sigh. “What?” I ask.
“We should tell her,” Dal murmurs. “It’s not right that she doesn’t know. I don’t like keeping things from her.”
“Neither do I, but this is for the best. It’s not like we are lying to her. We are here to protect her, so let’s do just that. They are clearly getting bolder, considering the letters her management intercepted. The quicker we handle this, the quicker it is over and we can tell her. Raff’s orders.”
“Got it.” Astro grabs his coat and heads out the door, card in hand.
Dal grabs his phone as I head out, going to the security gate. I think the guard’s name is Will. We handpicked them all ourselves, so we know we can trust them. They are the best, and although we upgraded all the security systems, we haven’t put many guards inside due to her need for privacy. Maybe that was a bad idea.
I remind myself they are just flowers, but we all know how quickly something like this can escalate, and we won’t let our girl be caught in this.
“Sir?” Will calls as he stands.
“I want to know everything about who dropped off the flowers.”
He starts to outline the delivery, and I have no doubt Raff is already looking at the footage.
We’ll get this bastard, and she will never know.
* * *
ASTRO
I smile at the woman in the apron behind the counter of the small flower shop, leaning into her. “Please?”
“I can’t give you their information.” She sighs. “I truly am sorry.”
“Come on.” I look at her name tag. “Penny, help me out. My boss will kill me if I don’t get it.”
Gnawing on her lip, she looks around for customers or her manager. My nose is stuffy from all the flowers in here, but I don’t let it show as I flirt shamelessly to get what I want. “Fine, but don’t tell anyone, okay?”
“You got it, cutie.” I wink as she blushes.
She starts looking through receipts before plucking one out and handing it over. “Paid cash, ordered yesterday.”
I frown. “Do your cameras work?”
“They do, but I remember this one. It was a sweet little old lady.”
“An old lady?” I frown.
“Let me show you.” I follow her to the back as she loads the computer and scrolls back on their camera system. “There.” She points, and I quickly snap a picture on my phone, sending it to Raff to get her information.
“Thank you, Penny, you’ve been very helpful,” I say as I turn. She catches my arm, and I glance down to see her smiling shyly.
“Uh, I finish at four,” she says.
I take her hand and kiss it softly. “Enchanted, but I’m sorry, my heart is already taken.” She smiles sadly, and I leave. Once I’m outside, I pull down my shades and take out my phone as I head to my bike.
“Speak,” Raff snaps.
