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The lanced over her shoulder, presumably at Leo, and then nodded

She gritted her teeth

Leo caripped her elbow “Alicia—”

“Let go of o to hell while you’re at it”

Everyone around theasped

A guard stepped forward, but Leo held up a hand, halting him immediately Jaw clenched, he bowed “As you wish, my lady”

And then he shut the door in her face

Chapter Seven

Three days

Three long, agonizing, slow, torturous days

That was how long Alicia had been in his

home

Once, zero, zilch, nada

That’s how many times he’d seen her since her arrival

Every day he sent her an invitation to join him for supper Every day the servant he sent returned with downcast eyes and a whispered refusal He got it He was an asshole for detaining her He deserved every ounce of her anger and her hatred and whatever else she wanted to throw at hiive it to him