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“I was thinking how beautiful you are.How green your eyes get when you’re mad.Almost as green as when you come all over my cock.”

She squeezes her eyes shut, breathing out heavily.“Why do you do that?”

“Damned if I do, damned if I don’t.If I lied, you’d call me untrustworthy.Being honest makes me look like a horny…toad.”

Her eyes pop open.A flicker of amusement.“A horny…toad?”

“You know what I mean.”

The silence stretches out.

She watches me watching her.

The only sound in the room is Micah, babbling to himself.

But this is important.

It’s the first step toward…everything.

“If I agree, I want a return ticket on a commercial airline in advance,” she says carefully.“If at any time I’m uncomfortable, I can use it.”

“Absolutely.”

“If there’s another attack, I willnotprotect your family,” she says after a moment.“My son is my first and only priority.”

“Yes.No question.”

She stares at me for another few seconds.

Finally, she nods.“Don’t make me regret this, Daniil.”

Chapter16

Courtney

I promisedmyself I would never set foot in Limaj again, yet here I am in a black SUV with dark tinted windows, pulling up to the palace.Micah is fast asleep in the car seat Daniil arranged for, but I’m too anxious to rest.I dozed on the plane since Erik sent his private jet for us, but now I’m wired.On high alert.Like something bad is going to happen.

It’s irrational, I know that, but I can’t help the way I feel.

The garage is well-lit, and I see Sandor and Lennox standing by the elevator.She comes running over the moment I’m out of the SUV, hugging me tightly.

“It’s so good to see you,” she whispers.

I hug her back.

Lennox is my friend, despite everything that happened last time I was here, and I’m genuinely happy to see her.

“I missed you,” I whisper back.

That, at least, is true.

“Where is he?”she demands playfully.

I chuckle, turning to where Daniil has lifted Micah out of his car seat.

“Oh, my gosh.”Lennox’s eyes round.“He’s beautiful…look at him!”She reaches out to run a finger along his cheek.

“With eyes just like his dad’s.And your husband’s.”

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