ph
two days, Soph
my head. Stealing from a b
riceless da Vinci a
. This was insane. Jail time was a real possibility, but hey
m so nervous
ss door. With a quick press of the laser pointer ag
e smell of old money and leathe
nd the walls, and there, amongst the masterpieces,
et go of all the money you still owe
t's do this!
went straight for it, s
en the door and stepped into the
voice startled me
rong jawline; he had a hint of beards that shadowed h
to be Luc
a smile. "Just making sure I'm at
playing in his eyes. "Delivery for me? Interest
sir. A one-of-a-kind hand-blown Italian crystal vase, as per yo
, and I thought perhaps she might
fear washing all over me. I needed to leave as soon as po
t sent shivers down my spine,
Come on, I'll show you where to put it," h
asn't good. Leading him to the
o impr
s I have to deliver these fragile ite
for a moment,
Lead the w
o designated room. As we w
, clutching my an
alright?" His touch sent a jolt through me. a confusing mi
e," I whimpered, milking
r on the landing. "Let me take a look." He said, his voi
ing a smile. "I should p
ze lingering on m
oward the fancy paintings on the walls. "I'm throwing an art g
erson I was robbing, was inviting me to
I said, my voice surprisingly stea
th a priceless painting seemed
breath hooked as his warmth washed over me. He sm
other half, the smart half, yelled, "Get caught
th tension, so thick that I could
n I already felt in my stomach, and then he paused fo
was as sweet as chocolate, I wanted to lick it. S
, smoky sapphire eyes, I mumbled "goodbye" a
a chance to k
***
Maya, my best friend, to mind. I had spoken to her a
od; she had cried with me, laughed, and
, I gently placed the
ne, desperately need
omach bubbling with worry. "C
nitial excitement fading. "Spill
went okay," I finally managed to
our mom's treatment for dialysis depends on this." Maya's voice was f
Maya suddenly asked, quic
ess what? He's actually really nice, exactly my type. But s
ng ridiculous! You're gorgeous, So
. I'm practically invisible. Besid
her voice covered in
" I repeated, suddenly nervous
Maya blurted. "Why
rong to get close to someone I
hear over the phone. "He'll never sus
k so," I said
r the disappointment in her voice. "That
aya. Love
y, change your min
phone, the weight of my dec
**
olen da Vinci, cops were clueless, and Jack? Weirder than
in my stomach. Lucas was, like, super
sides, "This feels messed up. Lucas-he
t even think about it. You m
Jack wasn't playing.