Teagan POV.I watch as Gianni practically runs away like his ass is on fire. Ok, should I be worried about this? Teagan, you are so fucking stupid, yes you should be worried about all of this. I watch as the SUV races away and I turn with a sigh before my eyes land on an angry Antonio.Oh boy, what now?“You need to go to our room and stay there.” I look at him, confused.“What is going on?” I ask him and his usually warm eyes could freeze me to my spot. OK, whatever has happened it’s serious.“Answer me, what’s happened?” he grasps my upper arm and pulls me inside. I wince in pain as he has grabbed my sore arm. I try to tell him, but he ignores me. He instructs one of his men to clear the garden and to initiate the nest procedure.“What is nest? What is happening, Antonio?” I try to wretch my arm from his bruising grip, ignoring the pain as he frog marches me through the mansion towards the stairs. I stumble up and I whirl on him and pull my arm free with a wince. No doubt a bruise i
Antonio POV.I know I should have told Bobbi what was going on, but I can’t. The less she knows, the better for her. I know I hurt her when I grabbed her, and I didn’t apologise; I feel like a right prick for hurting her. It is adding to the long list of shit I have done to her.Locking her in the room was the best decision. I know Bobbi would have no doubt tried to follow. I know she is stronger than I first realised, however that being said, it doesn’t matter if she is stronger now or not. I can’t let her get hurt. I promised she would be safe and knowing she is locked in my room, well; she is safe.We arrive at what remains of Temptress. I climb out of the SUV and walk closer to the do not cross tape. I look at the charred building; I see Gianni standing to the other side, his fists clenched, but his face is showing a different array of emotions. Anger, denial, pain, regret.I have no idea why he would be feeling the others apart from anger. Hell, I’m fucking pissed. Temptress was
Teagan POV.It has been hours since I was made a prisoner in his bedroom. If I had Lucifer, I wouldn’t be so damn bored. I have looked around the room to find anything that I could use to bring them down, but nothing.The sound of the TV in the background does nothing to chase the boredom or the feeling of loneliness. Laying on the sofa thinking back to everything.Temptress was burnt to the ground during the wedding. But something is telling me it was not Josés doing. He seemed genuine when we spoke briefly. Langton, however, is a complete dickhead. So, if Antonio knew of my involvement with him, I would not be in this room.Hell no, I would be tortured in the barn. I don’t even shudder at the thought. I have been prepared for this since I was sixteen, so I have to thanks aunt Rita and uncle Corey for that. Still, it doesn’t stop me from thinking about what techniques they will use to get the information from me.The way Antonio was with me before being all dominant and protective, I
Antonio POV.Waking in the morning in my bed alone, I look to the side. This is not how I planned last night to go down. Hell, as naïve as I am, I was hoping it would have gone down differently. With me and my tiger giving in to the sexual tension that is between us both. But then that cunt had to burn my damn club to the ground and forced my hand again to lock her in this very room.I groan as I leave the bed and I feel and look like shit. I am never drinking that much again. I can handle my alcohol, but yesterday I drank a lot more and now it feels like I have an army stomping through my head.I make my way to the bathroom and use the toilet before turning on the shower. Once inside, I think back to the phone call, that voice I recognise slightly, but I’m not sure from when or where. Once I’m washed and feel slightly better, I leave the shower, grab a towel and wrap it around my waist as I head to the walk-in closet to get ready for today.Once dressed in my tailor made Tom Ford sui
Teagan POV.I enter the library and find the laptop waiting for me sat on a desk facing the door. I move closer to it and sit down. I open the lid and wait for it to turn on. I look around the library and wait for it to boot up. Once it does. I check the apps and roll my eyes. Seriously, did they think I would do a damn internet search? Morons.I grab a USB from my pocket and I smirk as I plug it in. I access the files and wait for them to download. I spin on the chair, waiting when I hear the beep to tell me I am now secure and the app I need is waiting to be opened.I get to work and access the dark web and use my alias I haven’t used since I was a kid when I would forge IDs for the kids in school and change grades. I even hacked into the local police system. Yeah, I have skills.I get to work hacking into the system here and the files at the FBI. My fingers fly across the keys. Messages pop up and I ignore them.I find the information I need from Simon’s laptop. Wow, for someone wh
Teagan POV.It has been three days since I hacked into Simon’s laptop and made the discovery. Was I shocked? Not really everything stems down to money and revenge. I mean, who can blame him? He found his wife, well, ex-wife, sandwiched between his boss and his brother. I’m actually shocked that Antonio and Gianni haven’t suspected him since then.I sit here watching and listening while they all think I’m oblivious to what is going on. Laying on the sofa in the living room with Lucifer laying next to me. He is snoring and I’m scrolling through my phone.I know which of the guards are working for Alejandro and so I watch and listen. I have seen the three in question cast glances at me and every time they look my way; I smirk at them and give them a subtle nod, so they know I know what they are doing. Simon also knows, but he knows I can’t out him.I know Simon has told them I know, but they keep their distance and I know they are shitting their pants in case I expose them, but that woul
Teagan POV.The following day was the day it went to hell. I woke up feeling uncomfortable and sticky as I got out of bed. The bedroom door opened and Antonio walked in, only to stop dead in his tracks. And the look of horror on his face had me panicking. I looked down and saw it.My legs were covered in blood. My shorts, the sheets, hell, even the quilt. It looked like a damn murder scene. I was looking for the victim or a damn severed horse’s head.Aunt flo decided to play silly fuckers and came early. So I was unprepared. I cried like a baby at the mess. Antonio tried to tell me it was ok as I stripped the bedding and sobbed harder seeing the state of the mattress. He told me it was ok and not to worry about it.He helped me to the shower and showered with me. I have never been so embarrassed in my life. I know I said I wouldn’t be embarrassed. Well, it’s hard not to be when it comes out of the blue and your husband looks like mine. He didn’t seem fazed when he realised what it was
Antonio POV.The last few days with my tiger have been great. Well, for me it has been, but I know it hasn’t been for her. She has been in so much pain and it killed me to see her like that, wanting nothing more than to take it away from her. So I did what I could, and that was to be there for her, not leaving her side making her as comfortable as possible while she was going this.When she was sleeping or pretending to be asleep, I would tell her I loved her and it’s the truth. I do love her. When she was asleep, she would mumble it in her sleep and I would just hold her tighter to me. I know she likes to be strong and no one can blame her for that. But when she was like that, I saw her vulnerability and it floored me.My strong and brave tiger needed me and I will always be there for her, no matter what it takes. Hell, I would chase her to the ends of the earth to be with her, to keep her safe. I spoke to Anna, our doctor, and told her about what was happening and she told me that t