Langston shook his head. “Not since he and Luca went to work on the laptops. They’re probably still there. Once Oscar gets started on a project like that, he’s like a dog with a bone.”
She shook her head. “No. I went to check on them an hour or so ago and the room’s been cleaned up, everything gone.”
Langston shrugged. “Does Luca know where he went?”
“I can’t find Luca, either.”
Langston frowned. “Did you try his cell?”
She nodded. “No answer.” To any of the seventy-two times she’d called.
“Weird. Come in and we’ll call Owen.”
Selene nodded, grateful for the invitation. She’d done so much pacing in her room the past hour, she was going to wear a hole in the carpet. “Thanks.”
Langston stepped back so she could walk in, then closed the door. She sat down on the desk chair, while Langston perched on the end of the bed.
“I can’t shake this feeling that something is wrong,” she said.
“Did you call down to the front desk? Maybe…” Langston paused, then gave her a sad smile. “I know Oscar was going to break things off last night. Maybe he and Luca decided to get their own rooms.”
She shook her head. “Their luggage is still in our suite.” She didn’t bother to add that she didn’t believe they would switch rooms, no matter what they’d decided last night. At least, she hoped they wouldn’t. While the wisest course was pulling back, Selene wasn’t sure she was going to be able to follow through with that agreement.
Langston studied her face. “You doing okay with…everything?”
She sighed sadly. “I’m in love with your brother. And Luca.”
Langston’s wide smile filled his face. “I think that’s awesome.”
“Even though we’re barreling straight toward certain heartbreak?”
“Yeah. I know it’s not ideal, but…well…I want to thank you.”
“For what?” Selene asked.
“The past few years have been pretty rough on Oscar. Faith kind of made drop-kicking his heart a habit. And when she broke things off just before he proposed, it changed him.”
“Changed him how?” she asked.
“He was angry all the time, bitter.”
“Faith hurt him badly. I think he just needed time to—”
“No,” Langston interjected. “Time wasn’t going to heal him. But you…and Luca…you brought my brother back. Even with all the shit going on right now, he’s happier than I’ve ever seen him. And more at ease. I mean, that guy’s a powder keg on a good day, but I don’t see any of that white-hot rage anymore. You’re good for him.”
“He’s a good man,” Selene said. “And very easy to love. They both are.”
Langston’s grin faded. “I just wish that the three of you…”
Selene nodded, perfectly aware of what Langston was wishing for. “So do I.”
They sat in silence for a few moments as Selene considered Langston’s words and the subtle changes she had seen in Oscar since the day she’d met him at Trinity Masters headquarters. He’d been led into the conference room with a bag over his head because he hadn’t been a member at the time, and he wasn’t allowed to see where headquarters was located. Langston pulled the bag off, Selene took one look in his eyes, and felt as if her heart recognized him.
She stood up and walked to the window, glancing down at the street below. “Something is wrong,” she said. “I can feel it.”
Langston rose and stepped next to her. “Let’s make that call to Owen. Maybe Oscar and Luca found something and they went to tell the MPF.”
She’d grown so accustomed to the three of them being on their own the past week that she hadn’t even considered Luca and Oscar would go to Owen first if they’d found something. “I bet that’s it. Please call.”
Langston grabbed his cell from the nightstand and found Owen’s number. He put it on speakerphone.
“Fraser,” Owen answered.
“Hey, Owen. It’s Langston. I’ve got Dr. Tanaka here with me. We’re worried about Oscar and Luca.”
“Why?” Owen asked.
“I can’t find them,” Selene answered. “The conference room they were using has been cleared out and they never came back to the suite. Have you talked to them?”
“Not since our meeting this morning. How long has it been since you’ve seen them?”
“Since they left to work on the laptops this morning.”
“Damn. We had some internal conflict going on about the possibility of a traitor in our midst and it pulled my attention away from the case. I meant to check on them earlier.” Owen sounded alarmed. “I’ll call you back momentarily.”
Owen disconnected the call. Selene was grateful he was