His Sinful Revenge

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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.