Breaking Hollywood [CAMREN]

Chapter 37

Lauren

Camila and I walk back into her apartment together, my hand in hers, Gucci trotting alongside us, and I'm feeling a hell of a lot better than I did the last time I was here.

Normani, Dinah, and Shawn are still here, sitting on the sofa, and there's some guy I don't recognize.

When Gucci sees Normani, she goes bounding over to her and jumps into her lap. Normani proceeds to give her the attention she was after.

Normani stops stroking her and looks over at me. Are you okay? she mouths.

I smile and nod in response.

"Mila, this is Martin. He's worked security for me in the past. He's one of the best in the business. I called him to come and sweep the apartment for you."

"And?" Camila says.

"I ran a spectrum analyzer over your apartment, and I found a bug in here. It was under the sofa, just tacked to the base. There was one in your office, under the seat of the desk chair. One in the kitchen, in the light fixture. One in the guest bedroom, behind the mirror, and there was one in your bedroom, tacked to the base of a lamp."

Her bedroom.

Oh God. They recorded us having sex.

My eyes fly to Camz. Her jaw is working angrily, her eyes lit with rage.

"Camz..."

Her eyes come to mine, and they soften on me. Her hand comes around my cheek. "It's okay, baby."

"No, it's not." Tears fill my eyes. "They invaded our privacy. Things between us...private things, and they heard it all."

Camila pulls me to her and presses her lips to my forehead.

"Is there any way we can trace these bugs back to those bastards?" Camila's voice rumbles through her chest.

"It won't be easy...but leave it to me," Martin says. "I know a few people who might be able to help. Are there any other places that could be bugged? Do you have any other properties? What about your car?"

"No other properties. And that bitch, Bella, didn't have access to my car."

"You'd be surprised," Martin says. "I'll check it out just to be sure." He gets to his feet.

Camila lets me go momentarily and gets her car keys from the coffee table. She hands them to Martin. "Could you check Lauren's car as well, just to be sure?"

"Sure thing."

"Thanks, man. I appreciate you coming down and doing this for us," Camz says to Martin.

"Anytime," Martin replies.

Normani gets my car keys from her bag and gives them to Martin.

"I'll take you down to the garage," Shawn says to Martin.

We watch them leave. I can feel Camila's silent rage vibrating through her.

"Fucking Digby," Dinah bites out. "I hate that bastard. I can't believe the lengths he'll go to for a story."

"Nothing surprises me anymore," Normani says. "Lau, you doing okay?" she asks me.

"Yeah." I meet her eyes. "Just feeling...violated, I guess."

"That's understandable."

"I need a smoke."

I glance up at Camz. I can see the frustration etched into her forehead, her jaw clenched so hard that it might shatter.