The Lyon's Cub Caitlin (Lyon The Next Generation 1)

I couldn’t tell how old this kid was but guessed he wasn’t much older than me or maybe a little younger. You couldn’t tell from his demeanor. This was no ordinary college student. “How do you know Mancini?”

He gave me a quick rundown of their relationship, which again only left me with more questions than answers. They’d met him once in person and have been ‘working’ with him for a few months. I still don’t know what that meant, working with him, but before I knew it I was knee deep in some kind of Op.

“Tomorrow I’ll take you back to my place, your dorm is no place to talk; later.” He walked off, heading down the path that lead away from my dorm building and for some reason I knew not to turn and watch him. Just what the heck has Catalina gotten me into?

True to his word, the next day at about the same time he met me but instead of walking towards my dorm like the day before, he took me to the parking lot where a sweet Phantom sat. Even in a lot filled with over expensive cars, my Ranger being one of them, his ride stood out.

“Get in.” He stood at the driver’s side while I stood next to the passenger side door wondering if this was a good move. It was do or die time and the reality is that I didn’t know this guy or Mancini whoever he is and for all I know they could be into some sick shit. I wouldn’t be the first college kid to disappear off of campus never to be heard from again. But again my instincts kicked in and I did as he said.

We drove about ten minutes away to one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the area. I know it well because I’d been looking for a place here just in case Caitlin was able to join me.

I know the hefty price tags, so when he pulled into the underground garage of one of the newest buildings my brows lifted. He must be loaded. A one bedroom in this place goes for a million and up, and there are no rental units.

“You live here?” I stood next to the car once we got out and looked around. There were only a handful of cars in the garage which made no sense for a building this size.

“Yep!” He lead me to a private elevator and punched in a code before ushering me in ahead of him.

The damn thing was gold and glass. Don’t get me wrong, my family isn’t exactly poor and my inheritance when I turned eighteen is nothing to sneeze at, but I’m pretty sure this place was out of my range. The places I’d been looking at were in the three hundred thousand dollar range and I was more looking to rent than buy.

I didn’t want to seem gauche so didn’t ask how he could afford it. The elevator climbed to the ninth of ten floors and stopped; he’d pressed the button for the tenth floor. The doors slid open and he didn’t move as this blonde bombshell with a kid in her arms came rushing to the opened doors, smiling a mile wide.

“Oops, sorry Jace, I didn’t know you had company.” She started to walk away.

“Come here Sian!” She came back looking sheepish.

He stepped into the open doorway keeping the doors from closing as he towered over her. “Was there something you needed baby?”

From the way he leaned down to kiss the baby’s head I guessed the kid might be his and grew even more confused. “No, her brother’s asleep and she’s about to go down so I thought…” She looked at me with her cheeks red and I looked over her head. Something about the two of them smacked of the way I am with my girl so I’m guessing she’s the reason for the ring on his finger.

“I’ll be down shortly wait for me.” He kissed the top of her head and stepped back into the elevator; smooth.

“How old are you if you don’t mind me asking?”

“Eighteen, almost nineteen; why?”

“Oh nothing, that’s your wife.” It was a statement not a question.

The smile that crossed his face looked like it came from his soul. “She is yes, you’ll get to meet everyone in due time.” He punched the tenth floor again and the elevator made the smooth ride up. The doors opened onto a wide open space and my eyes were immediately drawn to the bank of windows that looked out onto the city, what a view.

“Wait, you live on the ninth floor and have an office on the tenth floor?” He smirked at me before walking to the very back of the space where there were a couple of guys waiting for us behind a one way glass partition.