Page 95 of Dangerous Contract: Part 1

Monique held her tongue until the waiter was a few paces away from the table. Then she let Raz have it.

“What’s really going on, Orazio? First, your brother kidnaps my friend...”

“Borrowed,” Cas chimed in.

Ignoring him, Monique continued. “Then you ask us out to eat in an empty restaurant.”

“Private,” Cas corrected her. “Not empty. Just private.”

Monique closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

“I wanted to make the night more romantic,” Cas said.

“There’s no way a triple date can be romantic,” the guard muttered.

“Any time I’m with Meka is considered a romantic time,” Cas drawled.

Opening her eyes, Monique glared at the younger Cattaneo.

“Really?” she asked.

Cas nodded.

“You act like you know my friend well,” Monique said.

“I do,” Cas replied.

“What’s her favorite color?” Monique asked, trying to prove a point.

“Black,” he replied. “But she also likes pink and purple.”

Whoa! Okay.That was a really good, really specific guess.

“What’s her favorite food?”

“It used to be pizza. Now, she’s trying to eat healthier. She’s fallen in love with French onion soup.”

Had she? Monique looked at Toya. Toya nodded before asking Raz a question of her own.

“What’s her favorite movie?” Toya asked.

“Men In Black is her favorite movie. But the little girl in her loves The Little Mermaid. Her favorite television show is Girlfriends because it reminds her of her and her best friends.”

What the hell? How had he gotten all of that out of Meka in a short amount of time?Unless...

“How long have you known Meka?” Monique asked.

Before Cas could reply, another voice spoke up, interrupting their questioning.

“Yes, Cas. How long have you known this woman?” a soft voice purred, pulling all their attention toward the door.

A slender woman clad in a skintight white mini-dress was heading toward them. Her dark brown hair drifted over her shoulder in waves. Her tanned skin hinted at days spent relaxing out in the sun.

And her green eyes were shooting daggers at Cas as she approached the table. Leo gave Raz a funny look that Monique couldn’t decipher. What she could decipher was that only Leo and Cas appeared surprised to see the woman.

Raz looked a bit relieved. Was this his way of fixing things? The woman placed her hand on her hip as she stood at the end of their table.

“I’m waiting, Cas?” the woman hissed.

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