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“What do you think? Which one speaks to you?” Ingrid asked fro room table

Glancing back at her face, rapturous as she clapped her hands together and looked at hirumbled He flashed her a quick s his attention back to the photos The i above his plate of rye bread, cheese, and jam looked like those find-what’s-different pictures where you had to find the sixteen differences between two almost-identical photos “They all look nice”

Ingrid’s mouth firmed into a line and she let out a quiet, if distinct, exasperated huff In her defense, it was the twelfth time he’d uttered those words since he and Ruby had walked into the dining roo’s HQ instead Next to hile with a bite of cheese

Lucas struggled for so, else to say about what looked like an explosion of feminine fluff around him From the photos of the flowers to the different colored fabric sara cakes to the list of hairstylists, it was like Ruby’spiñata that had du rooether in less than twelve hours escaped hiistical and supply line h to hts

“Moain frouerite daisy from a red clover Nuo, we’re barely awake”

It was the most she’d spoken since they’d left the bed, tossed on their special hand-binding accessible shirts, and hurried downstairs, hoping for breakfast before everyone else in the house had woken up They’d been greeted by a full buffet of breads, cheeses, jalory

“I suppose I’ll take that lack of sleep as good news” A faint blush turned Ingrid’s cheeks pink, but she powered on “But with only a few days until the wedding, we don’t have ti on only the best for your big day He’s already sent out the call for everyone to attend I hate the lack of invitations, but there really just wasn’t time You know Rolf, lots of activities, trips, and plans had to beHe can delay, but sos can’t be postponed forever”

Lucas forced himself not to react to that bit of intel Their inforers Henriksen would happen soon, within the week Instead of checking out flowers, he should be searching the grounds, breaking into Rolf’s study, figuring out how to tap into the encrypted phone the crime boss never took a step without, but it looked like there was a possibility of gaining so out of breakfast after all All he had to do was prod Ingrid a little

“It can be crazy,” Lucas said, keeping his voice light as he picked up one picture, pretending to exarid “Did he have a trip planned for this weekend? I hate that we e his schedule”

“No, thank goodness,” Ingrid said, anxiety pulling her features taut as she placed a shaky hand on Ruby’s shoulder as if to steady herself “He has a very i early next week, but Saturday’s festivities will be over before he has to go”

Ruby’s head snapped up “Who with?”

“Soars, I think Or was it Gandry? You know s” She chuckled and shook her head “This is why your father never tells et”

The photo crinkled in his tight grip but he schooled his face not to betray the frustration bubbling to the surface

Ingrid peeked over Lucas’s shoulder at the picture he held “Oh, I so agree The rose and orchid bouquet is the perfect one” She squeezed her daughter’s shoulder “And you thought he wouldn’t have an opinion”

“Where is Rolf?” he asked, being sure to keep his tone casual as he laid the photo on the table, size for upsetting his schedule”