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"Thanks I really want a shower and don’t want to put these back on"

"No probleood news and soe were not trying to kill you"

"Could’ve fooled me" She slurped a o on

"They were going to abduct you"

"Are you serious?" She finished chewing her food and took a drink froreen sheen and she took another sip of water "Why? I mean, why abduct me? I’m not worth a ransom"

"I’h inforive reasons"

"Who wants to kidnapher box down, she scrubbed at her eyes Strain pulled her face into a griland for over a week Why now? Why me? Who did I piss off?"

I didn’t have an answer so didn’t offer a response At the house she had said being abducted would be worse than death Had sheher as a sex slave froze s and I forced ers to unclench before I broke the chopsticks I was holding Turning toward h

"Prince Harry stole my heart?"

"It was on sale" I shrugged "Besides, I thought all Americans came over here to win a prince"

"With all of that fa to hide the tears gathering in her eyes "I’ to shower and then sleep I can’t think any more"

She closed the bathroom door quietly and I leaned back in ood ah about wo while trying to be quiet That bothered h eous wo clue how to fix it Crying woave me hives You’d think that over the years I’d be used to it, okay with it even, but it stillup, I took off the ju up the food e next to the tele and looked around the room There wasn’t much I could do in the tiny space Toh I knew he’d be waiting for me Since the squad in Oxford hadn’t worked, he’d knoas co for him If he wanted me dead, why hadn’t he sent more men? If anyone knehat I could handle, it would be him

The bathroo off into space Ava leaned against the doorfra but the oversized shirt and I felt the blood drain froht to buy her shorts or sleeping pants and I’d never been so glad I had overlooked soe of theets the bed?" She brushed her wet hair over her shoulder and I had to forceto her breasts

"There’s enough space for two" I smiled at her dubious expression "I’ll behave if you do"

"Shouldn’t souard?" Her eyes darted to the door and I realized she was genuinely nervous about being caught while sleeping I moved to the door and slid the old dresser across the floor I looked back at her to see if that helped but she had moved across the room I watched as she picked up one of the chairs and carried it across the rooher as she made her way to ht now Ithat so was part of the job After a while you learn how to accept it You take precautions, like picking a secure location, keeping your gun close, and learning to sleep lightly Ava wasn’t used to that and she’d been put through the ringer in the last few days So, instead ofthat I’d chosen this inn because of where it was located and hoe’d be able to defend ourselves, Ipile of furniture I unplugged the tele and set it atop the bureau

Ava grabbed one of the laainst the door The dingy crystals swayed for ait as an alarle would serve as an early detection sound if so with the door

"You think I’m silly" Her e eyes "But I know that if so to stop them"

"It will slow them down" I pulled e of the bed closest to the door and undid the clasp onnext to the leaning tower of furniture and watching htthe sexual tension I swung s onto the bed and tucked my hands behind my head

"Scared you won’t be able to control yourself?" I patted the other side of the bed A blush crawled out of the neck line of her shirt and up to her cheeks She sputtered and her back stiffened, which is exactly what I had been going for