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The little girl’s face brightened, and she smiled. “I hope Leah is in my class.”
“Good morning.”
I jolted and almost spilled coffee down my dress. I swiveled on my stool and glared at Reath. “I’m getting you a bell to wear around your neck. To warn everyone when you’re coming. You just about gave me a heart attack.”
A small smile crossed his face, and again, I stared at his handsome features.
Then reality crept in. Why was Reath here on a Saturday morning? I swallowed, my throat thick.
“Dai, go find Lola,” Colt said. “You can play on the tablet for a bit.”
“Yay!” She was gone like a bullet.
I set my coffee mug down. “You found Scott.”
“Not exactly,” Reath said, setting a black backpack down.
A big hand took mine and I looked up at Colt.
“You’re not alone, Macy.”
“I’ve been alone a long time. Since my mom died.” I found a smile, but it was hard. “But it’s okay. It makes it easy for me to move around, explore, find new adventures.”
Colt’s scowl deepened a notch. “You’re not moving around. You live in New Orleans now. And you’re not alone.” He looked at his brother. “Tell us.”
“Scott Warner flew into New Orleans a week ago.”
I gasped. “So it was him. The calls, my mug, the attack. God, he’d been in my place! And he knocked me off my bike.” I jumped off the stool and started pacing. I threw my arms up. “Why? Why can’t he just hear my no? I’m not interested.”
“Because he’s a selfish, narcissistic fuckhead who likes getting his own way,” Colt said.
“Hell yes, he is,” I agreed.
“I have a contact in San Francisco,” Reath said. “He owns a security company over there, and I asked him to do some digging on Warner.”
My stomach felt like I’d swallowed rocks. Reath pulled a sleek, black laptop out of his backpack and set it up on the island.
Colt gestured to a stool, and I sat. Reath sat beside me, while Colt stood at my back.
The screen came to life as the video call connected, and a man appeared.
Oh, wow. I hadn’t met any men like him when I lived in San Francisco. He wore a suit, but I got the distinct impression he should be in battle gear, directing warriors as they headed into battle. He had a good-looking face, bronze skin, and dark eyes. He kind of emanated a dangerous vibe that made me swallow.
“Hi, Vander,” Reath said.
On screen, the man nodded. “Reath. Colt.”
“Vander, this is Macy,” Reath said. “Macy, this is Vander Norcross.”
I lifted a hand. “Hi.”
Vander nodded. His dark gaze was a little hard, like there was nothing that he hadn’t seen. I realized his eyes were actually dark blue.
“Sorry to hear about your troubles, Macy.” He had a deep voice. “Sounds like this Warner is a piece of work. He was fired from his job at the gym here in San Francisco, and he wasn’t happy about it. He left several ranting messages on the gym’s social media pages. He also kept turning up at the gym after he was fired, was rude to the customers.”
I clutched my hands in my lap and swallowed.God.
“The gym owner said Warner was harassing women. They’d had several complaints. I sent Saxon—” Vander looked at me again “—he’s one of my men, to talk to some of the women.” Vander’s mouth tightened. “They all had the same story. Warner seemed nice at first. Charming, easy-going, but became more aggressive and controlling. Wouldn’t take no for an answer.”
