Descent (Black Heart Romance presents Heaven & Hell)

I make a face at him, then grab the plate and turn my back to him. “Get out of my house, you
monster.”
“Oh, it’s your house now, is it?”
“Mm-hmm.” I nod confidently, then turn back around to hold out my hand. Although, on
immediate reflection, I’m not sure how wise it is to show off such an expensive ring to someone
Calvin has described as a criminal.
Arson barely glances at it. “Nice.”
“It is nice.” I glance down the hall the other man disappeared down. It’s where the bedrooms
are, not even the rooms we’re entertaining in. “Why are you worried Calvin would bug the place,
anyway? Aren’t you guys friends?”
“Everyone’s your friend until they aren’t.”
“Beautiful. You should put that on a throw pillow.”
He motions to the ceiling in a circular motion. “Make sure you give your husband a gentle
reminder that all these fucking cameras better be off before Nick gets here, too. He won’t even come
in if he feels like he’s being watched.”
“Nick?”
“My boss.”
“Oh. He’s coming tonight?”
Arson nods, then rudely abandons me without even properly ending our conversation to go check
on the guy down the hall.
I look up at the ceiling. I’ve looked before, but I have yet to see anything that looks like a
camera. I’ve looked at other places I thought a nanny cam might be hidden, too, because of the way
Hollis behaved in here like he knew Calvin was watching, but I have yet to find one.
Arson talks like he knows they here, though, and I believe him.
Even if he is an abrupt, rude monster who steals snacks from pregnant women.
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I make sure to start getting ready hours before the guests are scheduled to arrive. Calvin had to
work today, but he promised to be home by four.
I shower and go through my skincare routine, then Monique comes to style my hair and do my
make-up. I feel stunning by the time she leaves, but also exhausted. Being pregnant really takes it out
of me.