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them.
“Scottie, I never knew love was such a powerful emotion… never dreamed how much it could change my world, until you entered my life. I want us to be each other’s last.”
Her smile lit up my heart like no other. We fell asleep in each other’s arms and woke up that way. I dressed, and she asked where I was going.
“I’ll be back in a few.” I went down to the kitchen and filled a tray with two cups of coffee and some fruit and carried it back up.
She was still in bed when I opened the door. “I figured you deserved some coffee in bed today. Take a little breather.”
“You’re so sweet. Thank you.”
We sat on the bed together, sipping our brews and eating the fruit. It was a pleasure making her happy, and I’d never been in this position before.
Approximately fifteen minutes had passed when my phone rang.
Glancing down, I saw it was my brother, Brax, calling.
“Brax, what’s up?”
“I need help. Someone broke into our house last night, and I’m worried about my wife.”
I shot straight up and caught Scottie’s attention.
“I’m putting you on speaker, explain everything.”
Chapter Thirty-Four
Scottie
Raiden’s brother’s worried voice came through loud and clear, agitating him. I grabbed my phone and texted Drex.
“Raiden’s brother in Atlanta needs help. Burglars hit their house. He’s worried about his wife. We need to bring her here for safety. Raiden is talking to Brax right now.”
Not waiting for an answer, I took a quick shower and dressed. By the time I finished, Raiden was off the phone.
“Drex called and we’re meeting in ten. Thanks for giving him a heads-up.”
“We couldn’t delay on this. What happened?”
“They broke in and demolished the place last night. Luckily, my sister-in-law wasn’t home, but she’s a wreck. They’re both staying with Isla’s brother.”
This pissed me off. “Maybe they all should come.”
Raiden suggested it, but they couldn’t. “They’re playing now.”
I snapped my fingers. “That’s right. It’s football season. I forgot.”
“So did I. He’s not worried because the team will handle their lodging. They don’t want Brax or Isla’s brother alone. They’re far too valuable to the team.”
“Right. Forget about how important their lives are, let’s just put a dollar value on them.” Men and their football.
Raiden shrugged. “What can I say? At least it gives them protection.”
That was hard to argue with since it was the truth.
“Let’s go.”
He reached for my hand. “You go and I’ll meet you. I need a quick shower first.”
I gave him a peck on the lips and was out the door.
Hitting the coffee pot first, I met everyone in the dining room. “Where’s Raiden?” Cruze asked.
“On the way.” He walked in and sat next to me then. I handed him the extra cup of coffee I made.
Drex opened the conversation. “I’ve notified the crew and they should be ready and assembled in an hour and a half. Acer has called Brax, so your sister-in-law will be here by this afternoon.”
“That’s excellent news. We could’ve used our plane,” Raiden said.
“No, ours is already at the Eagle County Airport. I was thinking one of you might want to go so she won’t have to fly back alone.”
Isla and Acer volunteered. That was kind of them, and they knew her the best.
Setting my coffee cup down, I said, “I’d like to suggest something. Instead of waiting until next week to do this film, let’s do it today.”
Gem, Drex, and everyone else objected. “Please hold on a second so I can explain. We won’t use state-of-the-art video images, right?”
Drex nodded.
“Then all we need to do is make her look sufficiently bruised and frightened, add some fake blood, and make her hair look like a rat’s nest. Gemini and I can do that. We won’t need to involve a third party to take that risk. We can haul her bratty butt upstairs with a pillowcase over her head and then set her in a room—I don’t know, maybe the attic or something, and work our magic.”
If I could persuade Drex to my way of thinking, it would be a shoo-in.
“You may have something there,” he said. “I’ll be honest. I’m concerned about having someone from the outside involved and this solves that issue.”
“Exactly. And I’ve done enough Halloween makeup to know it can be done, as long as the fake blood is good.”
“I’ll get someone in the office at WI on it,” Gemini said. “There’s bound to be somewhere to buy stage makeup.”
“Perfect. Then we’re set. Let’s go seek out a room.”