Mathieu rings the doorbell about fifteen minutes later, carrying a large bag. I quickly bring him upstairs.
“What’s going on? You freaked me out being so mysterious on the phone!”
He sets down his gear. When he sees the safe and the moved dresser, he frowns.
“Don’t tell me you made me come here to crack Alexander’s safe in his own house? I know you’re bold, but seriously?”
“Fine, I won’t say it. Just do it.”
He widens his eyes.
“Inara! Are you insane? Put everything back before he shows up and kills us both!”
“Not a chance.”
Of course, Mathieu hesitates and gives me every excuse in the book—
I’m crazy, we’ll get caught, Alexander will destroy us…
But I know how to get to him.
“This safe is too hard for you, huh? You struggle with real challenges. You’re used to opening mailboxes
