Chapter 18 : Close Call

I was going stir-crazy in this house.

It had been days since my discovery of The Golden Hive’s involvement in illegal smuggling. I was having to sit on all the new information I’d obtained because Dante hadn’t come to visit since the night before the masquerade ball.

The analytical, detective part of me was irritated and annoyed that I couldn’t get in contact with him, but the emotional side of me was worried about him. Also, the last time I’d seen him was when we had sex, and a small part of me was feeling self-conscious that he hadn’t talked to me since then. I knew that was silly considering the situation we were in, but that was how I felt.

I was in a better mood this morning though because it was Saturday and our sponsors were allowed to visit us on the weekends. Dante would definitely set up a visit with me today. He had to.

I walked down to the kitchen with a spring in my step, excited to see Dante soon, but a commotion at the front door distracted me. Mo