Chapter Forty Two: The House.

Damien's POV ♣️.

" Make yourselves comfortable." Fransisco said as we entered the second living room where there were a lot of people chilling.

" This place is crawling with drug dealers." I muttered to Kimia. She looked up at me and smiled.

" It reeks of drugs too. But we have to act oblivious. The entire house is probably wired with cameras."

" You're probably right." I replied kissing the side of her head.

" Keep an eye out for cameras. And if possible the control room." I whispered against her lips.

To anyone that was watching, we were just a couple exchanging sweet words.

" I gotta go. I've got to play the part of a doting host." Fransisco said.

" It's no problem at all. We understand." Kimia replied smiling sweetly.

" Great!, Well enjoy the party." He said walking off.

" You know you really should stop encouraging him." I mused and she looked at me with a confused look on her face.

" The dude really likes you and you keep saying sweet things to him while smiling."

" You're being ridiculous. He doesn't like me. He's just being nice." She replied and I scoffed.

How oblivious is she?!

" You clearly have to get your eyes checked out." I said and she rolled her eyes. She looked at something over my shoulder and wrapped her arms around my neck bringing me closer.

" Camera." She mumbled against my lips.

" Where?"

" By the side of the painting hanging behind you. It's the same colour as the frame so it's kind of hard to spot."

I spun us around and dipped her and she gasped in surprise. I stared at the reflection of the painting in my wristwatch before bringing her back up.

" Was that really necessary?" Kimia asked with flushed cheeks.

" It was." I replied winking. She rolled her eyes at me and I pulled her closer.

" Let's go find Sasha. She might know something about what's really going on here."

We trudged through the huge house bumping into various people and entering the wrong rooms to find the kitchen thus finding Sasha. We eventually found our way there and we saw Sasha standing alone with a glass of what looked and smelled like whiskey.

Her eyes brightened when she saw us and she approached us with a small smile on her face.

" Hey guys!" She greeted over the music and we smiled in response.

I raised my eyebrow slightly and she nodded leading us to a spot near the fridge.

" The cameras won't reach us here."

" Blindspot." Kimia said and Sasha nodded.

" How many cameras are there?" I asked and she shrugged.

" I lost count. There are cameras everywhere except the bathrooms."

" What's going on here today?" Kimia asked and Sasha pursed her lips.

" From what I've heard, it's a meeting with the drug Lords present in Havana. Fransisco wants to find out who has been snitching on them."

" Is-"

" No. Diego will not be attending." Sasha replied cutting me off and I internally let out a breath of relief.

" Do you have any idea where this meeting is taking place?"

" There's a mini conference room upstairs. It's the third door to the left."

" Okay. But first I need to get to the control room." Kimia said.

Kimia took a video of the hall with her phone and she got Sasha to take another video of us together as Sasha led us to the control room.

" I got this." Kimia said.

She brought out her liquefied tryptophan spray bottle from nowhere and cranked the door open. She sprayed the room before closing the door. She looked at her watch and counted down.

" And in 3…2…1…it's safe to go in now."

We entered the room and the two security men were sound asleep.

Kimia pushed one of the guards off the chair and sat. She plugged her phone into the system, brought out gloves and put them on and started working.

" Done!"

" What exactly are you done with?" I asked and she rolled her eyes.

" I managed to break into their not so secure surveillance system and used the recordings on my phone to create a loop. The random recording of the hallway I took was looped so once we're listening in on their meeting, they'll just the hallway and nothing else. And in case Fransisco already told them to be on the lookout for us, I looped the recording of us when we were in the kitchen and the one I got Sasha to take."

" Woah!" Sasha exclaimed and Kimia smiled  blowing her fingertips like she was blowing the smoke from a recently fired gun.

" That is… complex." I said and she brushed it off.

" Oh please, it's just child's play."

" How long do we have?"

" We have about an hour before the looping stops."

" I hope that's enough time." I sighed.

" The clock is already ticking, let's go!"

" Good luck!" Sasha yelled as we ran out of the room.

We dashed down the hallway looking for the conference room and we eventually found it. She brought out the' airpods'and gave one to me. I put it one and tuned it to listen to their meeting.

" Things haven't been going our way for the past couple of months." Fransisco said.

" First Alessandro was arrested, then our shipment of Fentanyl was intercepted. Then Mario was arrested, then Wyatt and then my last shipment of drugs was also intercepted!"

" We have also noticed this sir." A guy with a slightly raspy voice said.

" Everyone is out to get us!, The Government, Interpol, CIA and even the FBI!" Fransisco exclaimed slamming his hand on the table.

" We-we-we are aware sir. We have been working on it sir." Another shaky voice replied.

" On what exactly?! The big boss is not happy!" Fransisco exclaimed.

" We know he's not. We're not happy too. We've been losing a lot of money." A feminine voice said and I heard Fransisco sigh.

" Someone has been snitching on us. And I want to know who." Fransisco said and the room fell silent.

" Ma-may I-I-I speak sir?" A voice stuttered and I heard a faint reply from Fransisco.

" Sir, on-one of my men…he-he-he's been snitching. But-but I already dealt with him. He's-"

I heard a gunshot and then a scream.

" Idiot!, Why would you hire a snitch?!" Fransisco yelled angrily.

" Do you know how many millions we've lost because of your incompetence?!"

" Damien we have 25 minutes left." Kimia said and I sighed.

" Let's search the house."

We left the meeting and wandered around the house.

" This appears to be Fransisco's room." Kimia said trying to open the door.

" It's locked."

" Can you try opening it?"

" I can but that will cost us more time and I'm worried about cameras."

" I doubt it."

" It's surprisingly key and lock, not digital."

" So you can open it?"

" Yeah." She replied removing a bobby pin from her hair. She jiggled it around in the lock and the door opened.

We entered and immediately started looking for documents.

" Awwn!" Kimia cooed as she saw the picture of Fransisco and Nina together.

" Focus!"

" Sorry." She mumbled as we continued searching.

" I think I found something." She said holding a bunch of documents. I took them from her and went through them.

" It's not enough."

" But it's something."

" Just keep searching!" I snapped and she kept quiet and continued searching.

I probably shouldn't have yelled.

" Damien we gotta go. The looping stops in 5 minutes."

" We have to keep looking."

" Damien let's go!"

" I need more time-"

" Damien!"

" Fine!"

" We have 4 minutes to get to the first floor." She said as we ran out of the room locking the door.

" 3 minutes!"

" 2 minutes!"

" 1 minute!"

We ran towards the living room and Kimia bumped into Fransisco.

" Amelia are you okay?!"

" Hide me! Ian's chasing me!" She exclaimed hiding behind his back.

" Move Fransisco. This is between my fiancee and I." I stated and he replied with a tight lipped smile.

" Traitor!" Kimia yelled at him as my arms wrapped around her.

" Sorry." He replied shrugging.

" Sisco, are you okay?" Kimia asked softly.

He looked at her and I could literally see the hearts coming out of his eyes.

" Yes. I'm fine."

" Okay. We'll head out now. I have to punish my little minx." I said kissing Kimia and he nodded.

" Bye!"

***

I sat on the bed and sighed. I wasn't able to get any proof and the document Kimia had found, I had brushed her off and yelled at her.

" Baby." Kimia called as she wrapped her arms around me.

" I'm sorry for yelling. I'm just-"

" Stressed. I understand. You don't have to apologize."

" I should. You found proof and I discarded it in hopes of getting something more."

" Who said you discarded it?" She asked smirking as she brought the documents from behind her.

" I grabbed it in hopes of finding something."

" I don't deserve you." I sighed against her lips and she smiled.

" I don't deserve you either."

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