I look at Lazarus, "Can I go exploring now? See the rest of this mansion?"
He sighs, "Fine," and yells for Matteo.
Matteo walks up to us. "Yes, boss?"
"Take Phoebe around the place. She wants to see the house, and keep an eye on her," Lazarus orders, then looks at me with a hard stare. "Phoebe, f*****g stay with Matteo. If I find out you tried to leave in any way or run away, I swear to God there will be a f*****g punishment from hell."
I widen my eyes, feigning innocence. "What kind of punishment?" I wink.
He grabs my arm, pulling me close and whispering harshly in my ear, "Phoebe, you better stop trying to piss me off. I know you’ve been trying so f*****g hard to push my buttons, but stop now!"
I push him away, meeting his gaze defiantly. "I wouldn’t push your buttons if you’d let
