Page 19 of Sweet Little Spies

“Guys, he didn’t take it back.” If she let this go, therewould be a couple of assassins pissed at Tris, and he had to work with them.And Lou could do a lot of damage on her own. “In fact, he tried to pay for thewedding. But he’s not a part of it so we turned him down.”

It had been the only thing to do.

She didn’t want his conscience to rest in any way. She knewwhen he was trying to buy her off, and he could go to hell.

Wouldn’t it be fun to tell him that in person? How longhas it been since you had someone who would fight with you, who would go toe totoe and call you out when you’re a brat?

“Then where are you going?” Tash asked.

Carys sighed. “We’re going somewhere perfectly safe.” It wastime. They would all know in the end. “We’re going to Canada.”

She would have sworn a tear formed in Kenzie’s eye andglistened there like she was thinking about something infinitely sad.

“Eww. Why would you go to Canada?” Kala asked. “Assholeslive in Canada.”

Kenzie nodded and seemed to put on a brave face. “They do.”

“Hey, and super nice guys like your soon-to-bebrother-in-law,” Tasha pointed out because her fiancé was from the Great WhiteNorth. “But it doesn’t seem like the hottest location for a honeymoon. Oh, tellme you’re not going to Niagara Falls. Honey, it’s a tourist trap.”

“We’re not going to Niagara Falls.” They wouldn’t have time.She had maybe one day with him, and she planned to get Big Red Bus tickets andexplore the city. Like interns did. Because they had no money.

“Vancouver,” Lou guessed. “It’s beautiful, and you knowAidan likes to hike.”

She did not. Hiking and wilderness things were activitiesshe’d been more than happy to send Aidan and Tristan off on while she took along soak in the tub with a good book.

There had been a lot about being a threesome that worked forher.

“We’re going to Montreal.”

Tasha frowned. “For your honeymoon? Don’t get me wrong. Ilove Canada. My fiancé is literally from there, but it wouldn’t even make thetop ten of our potential honeymoon destinations. If you wanted a city, youcould have gone to New York and seen some shows. What are you going to do inMontreal?”

She growled, a frustrated sound. “We’re going to a medicalconference. Okay? That’s what we’re doing. Well, what Aidan’s doing. He got aninvite a while back to this prestigious conference, and it happened to fall onthe week after our wedding so we’re going and spending a couple of daysexploring the city and then he’ll work.”

“You’re going to a medical conference in Montreal,” Kenziesaid in a flat tone. Like she was working something out in her head. “One Aidanwas personally invited to.”

“Fuck,” Kala said. “Well, cousin, you’re definitely going tobe in the debrief.”

“What’s going on? Why is it important she’s going toMontreal? Though I think it’s crappy you’re not having a proper honeymoon, I dounderstand,” her mom said. “Is this the foundation thing Aidan mentioned? Hesaid it was one of the world’s leading groups to study new medicaltechnologies.”

“I don’t understand what the Huisman Foundation has to dowith any of this,” Carys admitted. The Huisman Foundation was universallyacknowledged as one of the world’s premiere research centers.

“Oh, you will,” Kala promised.

Carys looked to her mom, who seemed every bit as confused asshe was.

It looked like it was going to be an even longer day.

Chapter Three

Aidan sat in the reception hall, a glass of Scotch in hishand.

“Son, are you all right? Can I get you anything? I sent yourmom home with Daisy and Nathan, but I stayed in case you need a ride.” Hisfather sat across from him. “Or you need to talk. I know you prefer to talk toyour friends, but I’m here for you, too.”

His father. His da. “I’m okay. I talked to Mom before sheleft. We’ll give it a couple of weeks and then we’ll figure something else out.This is a setback, but the one thing in the world I know is I want to be CarysTaggart’s husband.”

“Of course you do. It’s what you’ve wanted since you were akid. A baby, really. You would follow after her when you were in diapers. Iswear you learned to walk so you could toddle beside her.” His father studiedhim for a moment. “Tristan’s back.”

Didn’t he know it. Apparently everyone did. “Yeah, and hebrought helicopters full of armed assassins with him. Guess he was seriousabout being a danger to us.”

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