Chapter 36 : Safe Haven

**Arena Mateo moved beneath me, and I peeled my eyes open. "Mateo?" I asked groggily. "It's alright, mi tesora. We've just arrived at the safehouse," Mateo replied, kissing my forehead. The safehouse. I looked out the window and had to bite back a laugh. It wasn't as big as Mateo's other home, true, but it was still a mansion, not some bunker in the woods. "Jeeves," Mateo said once his trusty driver had come to our door, "would you mind going in and getting us a couple of robes? I'm not sure my Arena wants to parade naked in front of our guests." Jeeves nodded and headed into the mansion. "Guests?" I looked at Mateo as he got us sitting upright, with me in his lap. Mateo kissed my nose. "Well, we weren't the only ones in danger." "Oh." I wondered who was inside. We waited in companionable silence until Jeeves returned. Jeeves stood next to the town car and held out the larger robe. Mateo stepped out of the car and took the robe from Jeeves, slipping it over his shou