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As I meet his piercing gray eyes, it finally hits me.

“Lacy?”

Chapter 18

Try Not To Look So Offended

Megan

“Lena,” Hunter corrects me. “Her real name is Lena Middleton, and she’s my younger sister.”

“You have a younger sister?” I’m so lost right now, but to be fair, Hunter doesn’t know much about my family either, so I quiet myself and just listen.

“I didn’t know she was alive until a few weeks ago, and even then, it was only a suspicion. A hope. Some enemies of mine figured out that she was still alive, and they were looking for her to use against me.”

“That’s why you asked me to let her stay with me,” I say, slowly understanding. “Does she know?”

“I doubt it,” Hunter looks perplexed. “She doesn’t seem to recognize me, even a little bit, and I haven’t figured out how to tell her.”

“I’m assuming there’s a long story as to why you didn’t know if your sister was alive or not but this is probably not the time for it?”

“I’ll explain later.”

I look at his tortured face and then walk slowly toward him. Taking out the cigarette clenched between his teeth, I say bluntly, “While you should have told me the whole story before today, luckily, I don’t hold a grudge against men who save my life.”

“If it wasn’t for me, your life wouldn’t have been in danger, to begin with, Megan.”

I can see that my brush with kidnapping and possible death hit Hunter harder than I first thought. He was angry that I left my security detail, but now I think that he was more scared than anything, which only makes me love him more.

“I can help you tell Lacy. If I’m there with you, it might be easier.”

He meets my gaze, and I can see him searching for something in my eyes. He sighs and lowers his forehead on my shoulder.

“I mean Lena. I can help you tell Lena.” My hand automatically comes to rest on the nape of his neck, hoping to comfort him. “Are you okay?”

“I’m tired,” he simply confesses something which is so unlike him. “I’m tired of all of this.”

“I can see that.” My heart feels tight in my chest. Sometimes, it’s easy to forget that my bigger-than-life lover is also just a man of flesh and bone. He has feelings, hopes, and desires like any other human being. “Want me to callLaa-Lena in?”

“You want to do this now?”

“Sure, why not?”

Hunter takes a deep breath and then raises his head, fixing his expression. “All right then, let’s try it your way.”

I walk over to the door and open it to see Lacy and Christian sitting at one of the club’s extra small round tables having a drink.

“Lacy, can you come in?” I ask her.

“Are you okay, Megan?” she asks cautiously.

“I’m fine. I just want to talk with you for a moment.”

“You and Mr. Middleton?”

“Yes.”

She seems hesitant to come back into the kitchen with me but when she walks in, I close the door behind her and then ask her a delicate question as Hunter sits in the corner silently and watches.

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