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“Right” The other hness”

“Thank you,” Leo said shortly “Please leave us”

“One ” The commander reached into his pocket and pulled out an iPhone “This is her phone Someone at the coffee shop took it from Ms Forkes when she called to let her office know she was being detained At least, that’s what the people around her told the guards Would you like us to contact her office and explain that she is in no danger from us?”

Leo gritted his teeth There ht be some backlash fro, literally abducting Alicia? Laws or not, he should go in there, release her, and apologize now It was the right thing—the hu his hand out for the phone, he said, “Yes, please do I’ll take that and return it to her She’s allowed any and all luxuries she requests from us She’s not our prisoner”

“Then what is she?”

“A guest A very valued guest” He ran his hand through his hair and tucked the phone into his pocket “Ready the blue roo there”

She’d always liked blue

Hopefully that would soften her up a bit

“Right away” He stood at attention “Should a guard be set on the door?”

“I don’t think that’s nec—” Leo hesitated He didn’t want Alicia to feel like a prisoner, but at the same time… “I’ll let you know after I talk to her”

He saluted Leo “Very well”

Leo took a deep breath before twisting the doorknob As he entered the sitting roo breath Curling his hands into fists, he sought her out, and when he found her—Christ

She was fucking beautiful

He stared at her, unable to believe that after all these years, after all this time, she was there in the sae rooreen chaise lounge She wore a pale yellow sundress with a black belt cinching the waist Her long blonde hair fell in soft waves down her back and over her shoulders, stopping just short of hitting her lower ribs

She had to have heard hi her back to hi he’d never get from a Randovian woman But that was one of the reasons he liked her When they met, she hadn’t knoho he was What he was Now she did, and she still didn’t give a da