Page 77 of The Hitman and the Psychic

“You know what? It could be a good thing. If there is a tracker, we can use it to set him up and draw him into that trap of yours.”

Sitting in my chair, I leaned forward, resting my hands on my knees. “You’re right. I knew I was missing something. That must have been it. Let’s go back to the office and see.”

Her brow puckered. “You sure you want to do that? Why don’t we call Vanetti and have him take a look. Or Ricky… you trust him, right?”

“Yeah, but I’ll call Forrest Slater since he’s on my security team. He’ll know what to look for. He usually does sweeps for bugs once a week, but I’ll have him start doing them every day.”

“Sounds good. Make sure he looks for hidden cameras, too. Maybe in the parking garage, or by the elevators.”

I rolled my eyes. “You don’t need to tell me; I know what I’m doing.” I put the call through, and Slater agreed to take a look. I stayed on the phone with him while he checked things out. After directing him to every place I could think of, we disconnected. I gave Serenity the news. “No trackers or hidden cameras anywhere.”

“Dang! That would have been so helpful.” She huffed out a breath and met my gaze. “Could someone inyouroffice be feeding Johnny information?”

“Not a chance.” At her raised brows, I rolled my eyes. “A move against me is a move against Vanetti. No one who works there would be that stupid.”

“You’re probably right. But what about the club? Does anyone there hold a grudge against you?”

“We’ve been over this before. It’s not an inside job. I think we need to go ahead and set something up at the car shop. I’ll call Vanetti and get Razor on board. I’ll see if tomorrow night will work.”

She huffed out a breath. “I don’t like it, but okay.”

I spent the next couple of hours working on the deal. It took a call from Vanetti to get Razor to commit to the plan,but Razor finally agreed to tell everyone that I would be there tomorrow night for a special meeting. “But don’t tell them until tomorrow.”

He agreed, and I told Serenity we had a deal. “That means I’ll have to stop by the shop sometime during the night tonight and set up a couple of cameras.”

“Does Razor know that?”

“Yes. He’ll meet me there. But don’t worry, he knows to keep quiet about it.”

She huffed out a breath. “I sure hope so. What about the cameras? Do you need to buy them?”

“I have the equipment at the office. We can stop there on our way to the shop and pick them up.” At her raised brows, I continued. “It will be in the middle of the night. We’ll be fine.” She still didn’t look convinced, so I pulled the psychic card. “Besides, I’ll let you touch me. Maybe you’ll get a vision?”

“Fine.” She checked her watch. “Oh, jeez, I’ve got to make my chip dip for the party.”

Leaving me behind, she scurried into the kitchen, so I called Vanetti to verify that Razor was good with the plan. I also told him I’d set up the cameras at Razor’s place tonight.

I had one last thing to ask, but I hesitated, knowing he wouldn’t like it. “One more thing. Just on the off chance, I’m wondering if someone at the office could be feeding Johnny information. I’m not saying someone is, but it could be a possibility.”

Vanetti huffed out a breath. “I hate to believe it, but if anyone knows, it would be Julia. I’ll get her to check it out.”

I hoped Julia was trustworthy, but since they were lovers I kept my mouth shut. “Sounds good. I’m going to a family thing with Serenity tonight, so let me know if Julia finds anything. Otherwise, I’ll get the cameras set up, and we’ll take it from there.” He agreed, and we disconnected.

With nothing left to do, I got ready for the party. Wanting to make a good impression, I ran my electric shaver over my face and changed into the one dress shirt I’d brought, just for the occasion. I didn’t usually give a damn about looking the part, but this was important to Serenity, so I made an exception.

Part of me looked forward to meeting her family. Not that I cared, but the last time I’d been to a family gathering had been a disaster. My dad had remarried while I’d been in the service. His wife had wanted to meet me, but since she was closer to my age than his, it hadn’t gone well. Last I’d heard, they even had a couple of kids, but I’d never been invited back.

I was curious to see what a family who actually cared about each other was like. A small part of me questioned why I bothered, but I shoved that thought away and tucked in my shirt. Grabbing my leather jacket, I headed into the living room to wait.

Chapter 20

Serenity

Ifinished making the cream-cheese-pineapple chip dip my niece loved, and grabbed a bag of chips. After Vanetti offered me this job, I’d packed my bags and delivered Gracie’s gift to Felicity’s house, on the off chance I couldn’t make it. That was before I’d met Stone, or I might not have been so proactive.

I found Stone in the living room, looking at his phone while he waited for me. As I entered the room, he glanced up, and his handsome face sent a thrill through my stomach. Not only that, but warmth rushed through my heart, expanding my chest and pushing outward toward him. Damn. I cared about him, and I couldn’t deny it.

He’d changed into a navy dress shirt, which stretched across his chest, revealing the muscles underneath. His sleeves were rolled up, showing corded muscles and dark hair on his forearms and hands. I’d never realized how sexy arms could be.

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