Page 76 of Brazen Obsession

“Do we know where Alexander is living?” I ask.

“No,” Tom says. “Peter always kept a distance between me and Alexander. I wasn’t all the way entrenched in the business. He was giving me little pieces without giving me a clear overview.”

“Tomorrow morning then.” I stand. “We’ll get Finn and the women filled in and we’ll make our plan.”

Sara

I’m going to need a gallon of coffee this morning. Finn stands in the shower with me and rubs my wrists gently as I rest my head against his chest.

“Sleep is for the weak, flower,” he says softly.

“I’m going to use the couch in your office for a nap today.” I lift my head and search his green eyes. “And you’re not going to be there.”

He chuckles. “I had to take full advantage of my night since Wyatt and Dante are being dicks about me sneaking into their rooms to ravish you while you sleep.”

I shake my head, but I’m not really mad at him. My body still sparks with every touch and caress from last night. I just wish I would have gotten more than three hours of sleep total. Finn was on a mission.

I step out of the shower and grab a towel. My clothes are still downstairs in the primary bedroom. I blow Finn a kiss and wrap the towel around myself to walk there.

“Hey, pip.” Dante is coming up the stairs and stops at the top. It’s clear he’s been working out.

My body hums in appreciation of his scent.

“We need to talk at breakfast. So no time to take another shower.” He grins and leans in to kiss me softly. “Maybe we’ll have time to talk about what you want tonight.”

I get to sleep and other things with Dante tonight. “Sounds good, boss.”

By the time I’m dressed, ready for work, and downstairs. Peabody dances around my feet. I let him into the courtyard and he does his business. Low voices come from the kitchen.

When I let him back in, he leads me into the kitchen and settles on his doggie bed. Everyone looks up at me when I enter.

“Morning.” Wyatt scoots out the chair next to him. “Coffee and omelet, trouble.”

I glance up at Tom, but he’s got his serious face on this morning. Something tells me Drew’s text last night wasn’t good news.

I settle into my chair and take a sip of my coffee. Bracing myself, I ask, “Okay, what now?”

“Alexander made contact last night.” Drew leans back in his chair. “He took my waitress Noelle and said I have three days to bring him Natasha for a trade.”

“What happens in three days?” I’m afraid I don’t want to know.

“We don’t really know,” Dante says before Drew can say anything. “But it won’t be good.”

I swallow. Just being held captive was bad enough. “Whatever Noelle is going through, we need to get her out of there.”

“She agreed to go with him.” Drew runs a hand through his hair. That’s when I notice he’s not wearing his suit.

“Aren’t you going to work today?” I ask.

“No, princess. We need to make plans. I told my parents I need a few days off.” He blows out his breath. “We need to talk logistics and figure out what we need to make this trade work.”

“Natasha and I can go to her father’s houses to see if we can find anything on his other accounts.” Tom rests his elbows on the table.

“I’ll come with and ask if we can use Theo for the day.” Dante already has his phone out and types on the screen.

“We need to go through the files we have to see if we can find anything else.” Wyatt puts his hand on my shoulder. “We’re still going into the office, but we won’t be working on client work today.”

“We need Alexander to believe it’s still business as usual for most of us.” Drew sighs. “So I’ll be going into the club, but I’ll be working on files as well.”