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I wanted to storet the hell away from Scarlett

I stayed where I was, out of sight in the hallway

The whole point of giving Scarlett the catalog project was to see what she did with it We weren't going to learn anything about her intentions if she stayed glued toshe was unobserved, and we could see what she was up to

So far, the plan had been a waste of tiave her, but there was nothing of interest there She'd checked her online shop, setting it on vacation mode, and replied to a few prospective clients Not quite the cri for

After that, she'd pulled up her voiceh herthere, either That done, she got to work cataloging the art she found as she worked her way through the house, room by room

She'd made a few choice comments about the state of the house and the artwork she cas and I hadn't said ourselves Watching her on the tablet's hacked cafor and evaluating the art in the house

Except it wasin her step as if buoyed by fresh expectation Every roo for art to catalog Like she was searching for a specific work of art And not finding it I'd have to have Griffen and Hawk check the footage and see if they had the sa, as it? And why?

She could have been si, but I doubted it I didn't think this was aboutso art, and I was no closer to figuring out what she was up to As much as I didn't want to leave her alone with Bryce, there was a chance he'd shake so loose

The ht with the ainst the wall opposite the open door, giving ht at ht see me, but between my dark shirt and jeans and the sunny room, I doubted it

I was curious about Scarlett's reaction to Bryce He was younger than me, and women seeuy, but I have eyes Bryce looked like a young Greek god What if Scarlett fell for his act? No way She was too smart for that

I scowled as I heard him call her a tasty little snack Was he ato tolerate that kind of bullshit? I grinned tohis taunt

The grin faded when Bryce closed the distance between the it down her arhtened at the unease she tried to hide I was a dick for leaving her alone with ato see what happened next

"Not interested," Scarlett said in an icy voice "I' the family's art collection Unless you can help with that, you're in my way"

"And where did Cousin Tenn find you? You don't look like any appraiser I've ever met"

"I doubt you've ment We come in all shapes and sizes"

"You knohat I s off his forehead They fell into a perfect swoop over his Sawyer blue eyes Annoying fucker

Scarlett's only response was to roll her own eyes She barely spared hi on the wall It badly needed cleaning but looked like an oil of so It could be froed in ait fell more on the yard sale end of the spectrum

The room fell silent, the only sound the tap-tap-tap of Scarlett typing on the tablet screen as sheShe lifted the tablet and photographed the painting Crossing the room until she was almost out of view, she stopped in front of a porcelain vase on a side table so up the vase, she checked the bottom, snapped a photo, then moved back to take a second picture from the front