His Obsession ( An Age gap romance )
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, and splinters of glass. I hit my head hard against the cracked tile floor, unable to tell i
luck, pro
apparently done something to piss them off today. Months of planning -literally- up in smoke, and in u
etter call
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the edges of my vision. Which way is up, and which way is down? It's anybody's guess. I'm tempted to close my eyes and go t
? Talk
infully dry and scratchy. I wonder if I a
ything hurts. If I manage to walk away today with a couple of fractured ribs, I'll coun
t of here," he say
e, I know we have to get the hell out of dodge. Thieves and co
the destruction. I can see Martin's foot sticking out from under a fallen support beam. Harry's unconscious on his side, hi
m here!" I rasp. "W
he snaps, kicking open the
aintest hint of pastries from the bakery about a block away. It's nighttime, but a crowd of curious and startled pedes
Lucius?" Dad hiss
with a boosted box truck to give us extra time for a hasty exit. Now that I can see
en we're royally fucked. We couldn't steal the painting -which was our whole reason for being here in the first place- more than half the crew is out for the count, I'm pre
id,royall
do?" I ask D
acket pocket. He hastily places a black flip phone in th
ery carefully,
s while on a heist to protect our identities. He quickly spouts an address which I commit to
e you and find Gabriel Lacroix. Tell him this exact phra
nitting together. "
Dad continues. "Lay low
ou're not com
thing's not right. I need
nk someone
t a move on. Don't sto
I supposed t
three stories... Right into a truck full of mattresses marked for disposal. Dad
t impecca
ead back inside the building. The violent sound of sirens wail, police cars racing past my last-m
option i
s in the middle of cracking the safe when the bomb went off. It's a miracle
f the Eiffel Tower due north-west, which means I'm in the south of Paris's 13th Arrondissement. I still have a ways to go before I reach the addres
g amidst the crowd, but that doesn't stop the paranoia from creeping in. What if someone spots me? What if some
comes a weak,
world sees Paris as the City of Love, as some fantastical metropolis where fashion and food and fragrance reign supreme, but they neglect to realize that there's a sadder, uglier, crueler underbelly that leaves the most
. My French is basically non-existent, but I c
hat I place in her palm. It's not a lot, but it should buy her and her little one something warm to e
t and greedy and give to those who truly need it. The money we would have earned by selling the Picasso painting would have been split between
says with a g
welcome,
n she notices something. She taps
t my temple. They come away sticky with blood
ital?" she asks i
I'm oka
icture. The sight of their uniforms makes my heart leap into my throat. I hastily round the corner and press my back against the wal
l s
prised how much you can interpret through tone alone. They're looking
nd over again. "Non, I
tinue down the street. Only when they disappear ar
," I whisp
y. "Run, girl. Th
al nod, I'm off like the wind, racing down the
rently resides in the south of France near Montpellier. While it's a hard rule amongst the members of the Red Ravens to only steal from other criminals, I can't very well w
Peugeot 208. Its front and back bumpers are dented
ets. I've got a handful of differently shaped picks and tension bars of various thicknesses to choose from. I'm quick to select one of each, working on the
far less eloquent than the door, a matter of jamming my longest pick in a
r so hours. I hit the pedal and pull away from the curb. The more distance I put between myself and the scen
ith my silver necklace, turning the drop-shaped pendant over and over again between my fingers. I concentrate on my e
briel L
keep y
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