"How did it go?" Dez asked immediately.
"He's out. Voted to suspend him pending investigation, and the police are processing him now." I headed toward my office. "It's done."
"Good. But we have a problem."
My stomach dropped and my steps slowed. "What kind of problem?"
"Bomb squad just finished sweeping your house. They found an explosive device in your garage. Professional grade, designed to detonate when the door opened."
“Why were they ‘sweeping my house’ in the first place?”
“Because I had a security team go over to make sure that it was safe to enter. The plan was to have the movers go there after our honeymoon to move your things here. I worked on it today since I technically have nothing to do. They found the bomb and so a squad was called. Hence…”
I stopped walking. "What?" I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.
"You're not going there tonight. I'm sending a car to pick you up. Go to the lobby and wait for Matvey. He'll bring you to the penthouse."
"Dez—"
"And Angelina? I'm sending a team to sweep the Castellano building too. This isn't over. Vincent's has bigger plans, obviously. I need to make sure that all of our bases are covered. You’re the priority here. So you’ll come home where I know it’s safe."
"He threatened me," I said quietly, remembering his words. "Said he'd burn the company down before he let me keep it."
"Then we take him seriously." Dez's voice was hard. "Go to the lobby now. Don't stop, don't talk to anyone. Matvey will be there in five minutes."
"What about you?"
"I'll meet you at home. I have some calls to make first and a few stops." He paused. "I love you. Be careful."
"I love you too." I hung up and headed for the elevator, my heart pounding.
Vincent planted a bomb at my house. Where my things were and where I used to sleep. Vincent really wasn't done.
Maya caught me at the elevator. "Everything okay?"
My phone buzzed with a text from Dez.
My Man, My Man, My Man
Security team is at the building. They'll do a full sweep. Also sending you paperwork for Maya to make it official, hire us as your security consultants. Need it to look legitimate.
How long will the sweep take?
Few hours. Stay at the penthouse. Order dinner. Relax. I'll be home soon and we'll figure out next steps.
Next steps meaning?
Meaning your uncle just graduated from business rival to legitimate threat. And I handle threats permanently.
I stared at that message for a long moment.
“Angelina?” Maya brought my attention back to her.
"No. But it will be." I hit the button for the lobby. "I need you to do something for me."
"Anything."
"A security firm is going to contact you named Moretti Security Solutions. They should be sending over paperwork as we speak. They're here to sweep the building for threats. Give them full access, whatever they need."
