Page 50 of His UnBearable Touch

Lana turned her steely gaze toward him. “You’re still here?”

He felt a growl roll through his throat. “I need your lawyer’s contact information.”

Throwing up her hands in frustration, she crossed the room to an antique secretary desk and quickly jotted down some information on a piece of paper. She held it out for a moment and then let it go.

They watched the paper flutter down to the ground at her feet.

Her smile was cold and dark. “Be a good boy,” she lifted her chin into the air, “pick it up and let yourself out.”

She walked out of the room as if she was crossing a stage with a crown on her head and followed her husband out to the beach.

Valerio crossed the room and picked up the paper. Turning on his heel, he turned on his phone and started dialing before he was even out of the door.

* * *

Allegra shifted in her sleep, her hand lifted from under her cheek and settled over his heart, her thumb rubbing back and forth over his skin. Even in her sleep she was a comfort to him, he just wanted to return that favor and make sure that she was well and truly safe.

As soon as he took her to her rehearsal in a few hours, he was due in court to get Lance’s location from the Singleton’s lawyers. If that didn’t work, he would find a way to get the information from them or another source.

He’d do whatever it took.

He’d lay down his life for her in a heartbeat.

* * *

The intercom in the main room buzzed and he slid off of the bed, hating the loss of warmth when he moved away from his mate.

Allegra continued to sleep on in their bed, mumbling to herself as she dragged his pillow into her embrace.

As he stalked to the elevator, pulling on pants, he decided to pull that pillow out of her arms when he got back and slip back in where he belonged in the next moment.

When the doors opened on the bottom floor he felt his hackles rise. Staring at the two policemen waiting for him, he knew he wasn’t going to get back to bed anytime soon.

“Mr. Orsino?”

He nodded at the first policeman.

The other one didn’t want to be left behind. “Which Orsino brother are you?”

He didn’t have time to play their games.

“Valerio.”

The two officers shared a look and a nod.

That only served to irritate him even more.

“What may I help you with, Officers?”

“May you?” The first officer almost laughed out loud. “Listen to his manners.”

The other office kept things moving. “It’s been brought to our attention that you have Miss Allegra Rossetti held in your apartment.”

Held.

His bear didn’t like their tone of voice any more than he did, but he kept his temper in check.

“Allegra is asleep. If you would like to see her, you can come back in the morning and she will choose when she wants to speak with you.”

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