Page 60 of Carnal Risk

“Did Dean find anything?”

“Yes and no.”

“What does that mean?” Garrett asked.

“Well, he knows how they got in. They found a small remote camera lodged into the crevice of the molding in the hallway. He thinks they watched her enter the codes. Probably used the same method to get in the building then set the camera up in the hallway and waited a few days to come back,” Lars replied.

“Doesn’t she have security cameras? They should be able to grab an image of the guy.”

“They have them outside, but it’d been disabled. It was done in a way that the super never noticed. I’m sure there’s hours of footage where no one’s coming or going. He never saw anything.”

“Whoever’s doing this is intelligent. They’re not just your average criminal,” Garrett surmised. He pinched the bridge of his nose and then rubbed his forehead.

“Agreed. This is a deliberate, well-planned attack.”

“But they didn’t kill Selby.”

“If they had a camera, they knew she’d left her place. But how did they know how long she’d be gone?”

“Maybe he was going to kill her but when she called 911, he backed out. He didn’t know if her 911 call could have alerted the super.”

“But he could have killed her,” Lars countered.

“Yeah, I know,” Garrett agreed. She’d been rendered unconscious but if the intruder had hit her with greater force or on the temple, she could have died. “I’m thinking we should stay here tomorrow.”

“Is Selby feeling okay?”

“She seems focused.” Pissed off. Garrett inwardly shrugged. He hadn’t meant to come down so hard on her, but when it came to Evan, he was off limits.

“That’s Selby for you. It’s why people want her.”

“She’s mine now, though.”

“Possessive much? Jesus, you have it bad for her, you know that, right?”

“I’m just saying she works for me. Maybe I’ll steal her from you permanently.” Garrett attempted to thwart Lars’ line of questioning, but as the words left his lips, he considered that perhaps that was what he really wanted. She’d already effortlessly taken over Evan’s IT initiative.

“She’s not mine to steal. Selby does what she wants. What she sees in you, though, I’m not sure. Yeah, you’ve got the whole ‘I’m a good-looking billionaire’ thing going on, but that shit doesn’t work on her.”

“She’s not like other girls.”

“Exactly. Maybe that’s why you’re all hung up on her. You enjoy the challenge. Not only can you mold her into your fantasy sex goddess, you have no worries that she’s into you for your money.”

“Fuck you,” Garrett shot back, indignant that he’d insinuated he’d be playing with her like a neophyte porn toy. “For your information, Selby’s already a fucking goddess as far as I’m concerned. Maybe she just hasn’t found the right person that she’s been comfortable with. Maybe I’m the first person who really gets her and what she wants. Did that ever occur to you? She trusts me.”

“Oh my God. You are so far gone.” Lars laughed.

“You’re a dick.”

“Yeah, well, I love you too, man. I can’t help it. I’m going to enjoy every fucking second you fall for her. Ah, the great Garrett Emerson is going down hard.” He smiled and tapped at his cell phone, ignoring the look of contempt that Garrett gave him.

“I’m not falling for anyone. I like her. Big difference.”

Lars rolled his eyes and gave a small chuckle.

“I like her a lot. What’s wrong with that?”

“Nothing. I’m happy for you, I am. Despite your name calling, I meant what I said. I love you both. As long as you don’t fuck it up.” He sighed.