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“It’s Miss Yates, and Mr. Sutton has been out with his sister and a group of friends since two-thirty this afternoon. We can provide receipts and photo evidence if needed.”

“I’m sure that’d be real helpful… Miss Yates.” The officer looked at her with disdain, and Patrick wanted to deck him.

“If you have no other reason to question my client, I really should get inside.”

“Just a few more questions. Did you put in a formal request with the museum to borrow a diamond from a collection donated by your father?”

“I’m sure you can get that information from the museum,” Austin said before Patrick could open his mouth.

“You always let a broad speak for you?”

“Do you always disrespect women in positions of power? I’m betting you don’t like your female fellow officers,” Patrick retorted.

Austin gave him a terse shake of her head. “Any other questions, gentlemen?”

“That’s all for now, Miss Yates,” the officer said with a sneer. “Just make sure your client doesn’t leave town any time soon.”

“I kind of live and work in California.”

“Not my problem, I didn’t steal a diamond.”

“And neither did my client, have a good night, officers. If you have more questions for Mr. Sutton, you’ll need to go through me.”

When the officers were gone, Austin turned to him. “How awful was that?”

“Not terrible. I do have a bad feeling about all of this though.”

“You and me both. But you did well tonight. Thank you for listening to me.”

He reached for her hand and together they walked into the elevator.

When the doors closed, Austin turned and faced him. “So, on a scale of one to ten, how much trouble am I in?”

Patrick leaned down and gave her a kiss. “I don’t know. We’ll talk about it after I spank you and fuck you just because I can. If you’d asked me in the limo, I would have said a ten. But I see where you were coming from, so you’re probably not in trouble. You ever tell another Solitaire Dom to fuck off in front of me again though, and that won’t be the case.”

Austin gave him a solemn nod. “Yes, Sir. Thank you for listening to me tonight.”

In the apartment, Patrick brought Austin to her knees with a tug of her hair. By the time the night was over, and they fell asleep in each other’s arms, she had no doubt about who was in charge.

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