Page 199 of Damián

“Damián!” Oliver gasps, but the surprise is cut short as I crash into him and pull him into a kiss.

I pull back just enough to check him over, making sure he isn’t hurt, and then glare at him. “What the fuck are you doing here?”

“I came to help.”

“Help?! You almost died!” I point toward the west wing. “Alexios is that way. Get out of here.”

“No. I want to help.”

“You can’t! You’ll get hurt.” I snap, then turn my head and look at Tae. “Tae, back me up here.”

“Don’t look at me.” He brushes the dust off his pants with the palms of his hands and picks up his medic bag. “Him coming here saved my life, so I’m not commenting on this one.”

I spin and glare at my stubborn boyfriend. “Leave. Now!”

“I’m staying. I didn’t escape your damn HQ just to come say hi.”

“Oliver…”

“Damián…” He glares right back at me, and I instantly know there is no way I’m winning this argument. He isn’t leaving.

Fuck!

I shove my assault rifle into Tae’s hands and start ripping open the Velcro on my Kevlar vest.

“What are you doing?” Oliver asks, his voice sounding nervous.

“If you’re going to stay, I’m at least making sure you’re protected,” I tell him, forcing the vest over his head and strapping it down tight.

“Absolutely not.” He tries to wiggle away, but he is no match for my strength. “Damián, stop! You can’t stay out here without a vest.”

“And you can?” I growl, and that shuts him up.

“I’ll just take one of theirs,” I add, nodding toward the dead cartel soldiers scattered around us.

Oliver looks at the bodies, noticing that at least three of them are wearing Kevlar vests. “Then why couldn’t I just take one of theirs?”

“Because ours are bigger and better. Now shut up, I’m mad at you.”

Tae bites his lower lip, preventing a laugh, and Oliver stays quiet as I pull a vest from one of Rafael’s men and put it on.

“Wow, Dami… that vest is so sexy,” Björn teases as he arrives at the pool.

“Stay focused, Björn,” Logan says, taking a shot at a man who comes out of the house. “Tae, Oliver, are you okay?”

“Yes, boss,” Tae replies, and Oliver nods.

“Oliver, we are having trouble locating Rafael. Is there a room we could’ve missed?”

“Have you checked the cellar?” he asks, and Logan nods. “The library also has an exit tunnel.”

“Had. I already blew it up,” Björn smiles, looking completely proud of himself as he gestures to the black smoke inside the house.

“…Have you checked the hidden room behind the double-sided mirror?” Oliver asks, looking at Logan.

“Not me.” Logan taps his earpiece, calling into the comms. “Anyone cleared a room with a double-sided mirror?”

The line is quiet for a second before the Harknetts answer in the negative.