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“Upstairs, you said—”
“Shh, go.” He pushes me toward Dal and Cillian, while Astro goes with Raff.
I watch them walk away, feeling uncertain and terrified.
* * *
“Here.” Dal places a hot cup of herbal tea before me. “Drink this.”
I pick it up with shaking hands, sitting in a chair with them guarding me. Cillian stands at the back, his sharp eyes scanning everything, while Dal continually moves around the space. The others haven’t appeared yet.
Raff Jr. is fine, we double-checked, and he seems unbothered as he sleeps happily on one of his many beds on the kitchen floor.
“What’s going on?” I ask.
“It’s okay. You’re okay,” Cillian promises before turning back to his duty.
“Tell me,” I demand, my tone harder this time.
“We will once we know—”
I slam the mug down, cracking it, and wince. “No, now. This is my home, my life, and I want to know.” They share a look over my head, which I hate. Snarling, I get to my feet, refusing to cower. I stomp to the stairs, and they scramble after me, but I’m fast and I make it up there before they can stop me.
They grab me when I reach my room, horror coursing through me.
Another bloody heart is sitting on my bed, and surrounding it is my underwear, which is ripped and covered in a glistening liquid—cum. Gagging, I turn away before forcing myself to look again. Written in blood above my bed is a message.
I’ve missed you. Come home.
“Who did this?” I whisper, turning to them. “Why did they do this?”
“Because some people are sick, baby. Come on, let’s go back downstairs. The others will be back and we can talk then, okay?”
Nodding, I let them lead me back downstairs, and this time, I don’t protest. I sit and sip from the chipped mug of tea as they wait for the others. My mind whirs. Who did this? Tucker? No, this is too insane, even for him. One of my enemies or Sal? No, this isn’t a prank or even retribution. This is something more.
A crazed fan maybe?
How did they get in here?
I thought I was safe, untouchable, and now my castle is crumbling down around me, leaving me cold and unsure. The happiness from tonight fades.
Sometime later, a furious Raffiel and Astro appear. Raff crouches before me, eyeing Cillian and Dal before he glances at me. “Are you okay?”
“No, I’m not fucking okay. Someone broke into my house, Raffiel. They left a sick fucking message in my bed. My fucking bed. It feels tainted and wrong. This is my sanctuary, my safe space!” I yell, and he just takes it so I deflate. “Who did this?”
He glances away for a moment, and when he looks back at me, he searches my face. “We don’t know.” I go to pull away, but he doesn’t let me. “But we will. I promise, Reign, we will. The cameras went down, so did the alarms, and it drew the security team’s attention which is how he got in. It won’t happen again.”
“I don’t care. I don’t feel safe here,” I snap.
“We will be here. You will never be alone—”
“No, I can’t.” I stand, swallowing. “Not here, not right now. It feels wrong.” I try to explain, but it doesn’t feel like my house anymore and I’m pissed. I’m pissed they took that from me. I want to argue and fight because this is still my house and they won’t take it from me, but the message above my bed makes me shiver in fear. No matter how badass my men are, I still won’t feel safe here.
“Okay,” he says without fighting. “How about we go somewhere else for a few days and let them clean up? A team I trust will come in and secure everything, and when we come back, you can see how you feel.”
Nodding, I peer at the others. “But where?”
Biting his lip, Raff seems to come to a conclusion before he stands. “How about we get out of the city for a few days? You have no appearances, and you can work from wherever we go.”
