other than this.” She motioned to
the t-shirt and yoga pants.
Even though all he wanted to do was strip her naked and keep her naked, he knew
she was right. She needed clothes and he needed to call his boss. “Grab your dress and
shoes. I’ll call my driver and we’ll head to your place in a few minutes.”
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Wordlessly she nodded and hurried back up the stairs. Once she was out of sight,
he headed to the office and called Reuben.
He answered on the second ring. “Hey.” He definitely didn’t sound as angry as
he’d been last night.
Stephan just hoped he was feeling generous this morning. “Listen, I know I acted
unprofessionally last night but I ran into a family friend at the club. She was about to
blow my cover so I had to leave with her.”
“Shit,” Reuben muttered.
“I’ve explained things to her and she’ll be staying with my family the next couple
days so there’s no chance of her relaying the information to anyone—not that I believe
she would anyway. Still, it’s a risk so if you want to call off the operation, I
understand.” He couldn’t tell his boss the entire truth, but it pacified his conscience
somewhat to tell him they’d been compromised.
“No, we’ve worked too hard to bring Perez down. You sure she’ll keep her mouth
shut?”
“Positive.”
“Do you think we should put her under protective custody?”
“No. That’ll just scare her. Besides, the meet is tonight.” The fact that his boss had
even asked as opposed to telling him, meant he didn’t want to go through the hassle of
putting someone under protective custody. If they did, more people would be privy to
their operation and that meant a greater chance of a leak.
“All right. As soon as you hear from Perez, contact me and you better get back to
your cover house. He’s got men watching the place and it’ll look odd if you don’t show
up.”
“I’ve got a few things to take care of but I’ll be there this afternoon.” He needed to
explain to Marisol why he needed her to stay at his family’s beach house tonight as
opposed to her own place. They had a good security system and more importantly, he
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was going to have one of his brothers stay with her to keep an eye on her. It wasn’t as if
he could bring her to Perez’s home.
“See that you are.”
As soon as they disconnected, he scrubbed a hand over his face and sighed. He’d
finally met his mate and it couldn’t have come at a more complicated time in his life.
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Chapter Five
Marisol glanced over her shoulder, worried that Stephan would check on her. After
tossing half her closet into her suitcase, she grabbed her gun, extra ammunition and the
printed layout of Perez’s home she’d acquired. She quickly tucked the weapon into the
bottom of her bag.
She’d tried telling Stephan she’d be fine staying at her apartment, but he’d been
absolutely unwilling to listen. Not that she was actually complaining about that part.
The sex with Stephan was like nothing she’d ever imagined.
She rolled her luggage into the living room to find him sitting on her couch. The
sage couch hadn’t been made for comfort and with his big size, he looked incredibly
uncomfortable.
“I’ve got all my stuff.” For some reason, having him scrutinize her place made her
nervous. When she’d moved to Miami, she hadn’t planned to stay as long as she had
and decorating hadn’t been high on her list of things to do.
He stood and immediately reached for her suitcase. Instinctively, her grip on it
tightened, but she forced herself to let go. She reminded herself that he wasn’t planning
to dig through her things, he was just being a gentleman.
As he started to roll it toward the door, she cleared her throat. Even though she
desperately wanted to get him out of her place, she still had unanswered questions.
“Why can’t I stay here tonight?”
“I’ll tell you once
the t-shirt and yoga pants.
Even though all he wanted to do was strip her naked and keep her naked, he knew
she was right. She needed clothes and he needed to call his boss. “Grab your dress and
shoes. I’ll call my driver and we’ll head to your place in a few minutes.”
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Wordlessly she nodded and hurried back up the stairs. Once she was out of sight,
he headed to the office and called Reuben.
He answered on the second ring. “Hey.” He definitely didn’t sound as angry as
he’d been last night.
Stephan just hoped he was feeling generous this morning. “Listen, I know I acted
unprofessionally last night but I ran into a family friend at the club. She was about to
blow my cover so I had to leave with her.”
“Shit,” Reuben muttered.
“I’ve explained things to her and she’ll be staying with my family the next couple
days so there’s no chance of her relaying the information to anyone—not that I believe
she would anyway. Still, it’s a risk so if you want to call off the operation, I
understand.” He couldn’t tell his boss the entire truth, but it pacified his conscience
somewhat to tell him they’d been compromised.
“No, we’ve worked too hard to bring Perez down. You sure she’ll keep her mouth
shut?”
“Positive.”
“Do you think we should put her under protective custody?”
“No. That’ll just scare her. Besides, the meet is tonight.” The fact that his boss had
even asked as opposed to telling him, meant he didn’t want to go through the hassle of
putting someone under protective custody. If they did, more people would be privy to
their operation and that meant a greater chance of a leak.
“All right. As soon as you hear from Perez, contact me and you better get back to
your cover house. He’s got men watching the place and it’ll look odd if you don’t show
up.”
“I’ve got a few things to take care of but I’ll be there this afternoon.” He needed to
explain to Marisol why he needed her to stay at his family’s beach house tonight as
opposed to her own place. They had a good security system and more importantly, he
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Worth the Risk
was going to have one of his brothers stay with her to keep an eye on her. It wasn’t as if
he could bring her to Perez’s home.
“See that you are.”
As soon as they disconnected, he scrubbed a hand over his face and sighed. He’d
finally met his mate and it couldn’t have come at a more complicated time in his life.
53
Savannah Stuart
Chapter Five
Marisol glanced over her shoulder, worried that Stephan would check on her. After
tossing half her closet into her suitcase, she grabbed her gun, extra ammunition and the
printed layout of Perez’s home she’d acquired. She quickly tucked the weapon into the
bottom of her bag.
She’d tried telling Stephan she’d be fine staying at her apartment, but he’d been
absolutely unwilling to listen. Not that she was actually complaining about that part.
The sex with Stephan was like nothing she’d ever imagined.
She rolled her luggage into the living room to find him sitting on her couch. The
sage couch hadn’t been made for comfort and with his big size, he looked incredibly
uncomfortable.
“I’ve got all my stuff.” For some reason, having him scrutinize her place made her
nervous. When she’d moved to Miami, she hadn’t planned to stay as long as she had
and decorating hadn’t been high on her list of things to do.
He stood and immediately reached for her suitcase. Instinctively, her grip on it
tightened, but she forced herself to let go. She reminded herself that he wasn’t planning
to dig through her things, he was just being a gentleman.
As he started to roll it toward the door, she cleared her throat. Even though she
desperately wanted to get him out of her place, she still had unanswered questions.
“Why can’t I stay here tonight?”
“I’ll tell you once
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