Page 4 of Taming the Beasts
“Mhm.” Yeah, I was pretty sure I didn’t know how to stop smiling. I wasn’t sure of the logistics of it. But I knew we’d figure it out.
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
I was a little busy robbing them, Emma.She really needed to stop talking. Emma was a terrible liar. The more she opened her mouth, the more she’d start blabbing.
Kebe cleared her throat. “Do you need to pat me down?” she asked.
Huxley shook his head. “Not necessary. Unless you took something?”
Kebe looked so sad as she shook her head.
Seriously, what was her deal?
“Okay, well…I’m going to head home. I’ll see you all later.” She started walking out the front doors of the bank.
Shit.I did not want to leave her alone with the coin. I wasn’t going to find the cure just to let it slip between my fingers before I used it.
“I should probably go too,” I said. I did not plan on tonight ending with me babysitting Kebe. I could think of a million other things I wanted to do. Like whatever was running through the twins’ minds as they stared at me in my sexy catsuit.
“Home,” Ace said and grabbed my hand. “With us.”
I really didn’t want to say no to that. I squeezed his hand.
“Great,” Emma said. “You guys go do whatever it is you’re going to do. And I’m going to go do stuff with Kebe.”
That didn’t sound like what she thought it was. But I was glad she was going to go babysit Kebe.
Huxley raised his eyebrows.
Emma seemed to realize what she’d said and her face turned crimson. “Not sexual stuff. Research stuff.”
Oh. My. God. Emma!!! Stop talking!
“Whatever you say.” Huxley smirked.
“I’ll just take this,” she said and lifted the big duffel bag we’d brought over her shoulder. “And this.” She grabbed the champagne. “Have fun.” She hurried out the door after Kebe.
I looked between Ace and Huxley as the door closed. We were all alone. My heart started racing as they stared at me. The last time I was alone with the two of them, I’d loved every second.
“Time to go,” Huxley said.
“Or the three of us could stay right here.” I kept my hand in Ace’s as I stood on my tiptoes and kissed Huxley.
Ace cleared his throat and Huxley immediately pulled back.
“As much as I want to do that, Bennett is going to want to hear about you breaking into our bank,” Huxley said.
I wasn’t sure what to think of his tone. “Is he going to be mad?”
“I don’t know,” Ace said. “But he’ll be the one that decides if and how to punish you.”
Chapter 2
Thursday
Zoey
Tonight had not gone exactly as I’d planned. I didn’t even get to rappel down the side of the building to escape. But I could still salvage it. That’s what backup plans were for.
