Page 53 of Bound to His Oath

That actually lessoned some of my stress. Not all of it, mind you, but some of it.

Once we parked, we waited until out guards made sure the area was secure, and then climbed out and walked to the elevator. There was a very large man waiting for us at the elevator.

I grabbed Nico and pulled him to my side.

"Good afternoon, Fred," Vinnie stated. "Is everything ready for us?"

"Yes, sir," Fred replied. "Mr. D'Amato is waiting for you in the lab."

"Excellent," Vinnie replied. "I assume Jake is okay with Nicky and Nico's bodyguards accompany us?"

"Of course, sir."

I followed Vinnie into the elevator. It got a little crowded when the others climbed in as well.

Nico grew a little quiet and plastered himself to my side, showing how nervous he was. I wanted to reassure him that nothing bad would happen to him, but now was not the time.

I didn't pay attention to what floor we ended up on, but I knew we were pretty high up considering the view out the windows. I could see the roofs of several other buildings.

Fred led us down the hallway to a large door. There was a dark haired woman in a skirt suit waiting for us. She swiped something against the scanner on the wall next to the door, and then pulled the door open.

When we stepped inside, another man was waiting for us.

"Jake," Vinnie called out as he walked over to shake his hand. "Thank you for agreeing to this." He turned and gestured to me. "This is Luca Sabatino and his husband Nico."

I shook his hand. "It's nice to meet you."

Jake smiled at me before his eyes darted to Vinnie. "He understands the deal?"

Vinnie nodded. "One tracker in exchanged for one favor to be named later."

"Good." Jake was all smiles now. "Norris."

"Sir." A man with thick glasses and a lab coat came out of a room in the back. He had a small tray in his hand.

"This is Dr. Norris Teller," Jake explained. "He's the man that invented these little trackers."

From the way the man edged closer to Jake, I got the feeling he didn't want to shake my hand. I smiled and nodded him instead. "Dr. Teller." I brought Nico around in front of me. "This is my husband, Nico. He's the one getting the tracker."

Dr. Teller relaxed almost instantly, telling me that it wasn't being a mobster that frightened him about me. It was being a larger man.

Someone had hurt this man.

"Does it hurt?"

I glanced down at Nico when he spoke.

"Oh, no, I'd never do anything to cause someone pain." Dr. Teller said quickly. "I have this stuff that numbs the area. You might feel a little pressure, but that's all."

The doctor set the tray down on the counter and sat in one of the rolling stools before gesturing to a chair. "Come, sit. It'll only take a couple of minutes."

"It's easy, Nico," Nicky said. He held out his hand and pointed to one specific spot. "I have one myself."

Nico reached out and rubbed the spot Nicky had shown him. His brow knit together. "It really doesn't hurt?"

"Not a bit," Nicky replied.

When Nico glanced at me, I smiled and nodded at him. "Go ahead, cuore mio. I'll be right here with you."

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