Page 518 of Dark Love

Danger.

There’s an air of danger around Colin. Like just beneath the surface, he hides a lethal power that’s ready to spring out at any time.

“I have a delivery for Ms. Fleur.” The butler’s distinctive voice is clear even though I can’t see him.

“One moment.” Colin closes the door and turns to us. “Is one of you, Ms. Fleur?”

“That’s me.” I stand up. What delivery could I possibly have? All my suitcases made it to the suite.

Colin nods and turns back to the door. “Ms. Fleur will accept the delivery.” He steps back for the butler to enter, followed by a younger man carrying a massive teddy bear.

This thing rivals the man in size and is probably larger than I am.

Nestled inside the bear’s arms is a vase full of dahlias.

Vex did this.

“Where would you like this?” the butler asks.

“In my bedroom. It’s this one.” I walk over to the open door, gesturing to an empty chair to place the bear on.

Oh, I need to tip them. I rush over to my purse to grab some money. “Thank you.” I walk over to the younger man to shake his hand.

“You’re welcome, but everything has been taken care of.” He doesn’t accept the bill I try to slip to him.

Vex.

I slide the card out of the floral arrangement and make my way back to the living room as the butler leaves.

“Who is it from?” Harper asks.

“Prue’s boyfriend,” Junie answers.

All eyes turn to me. “We still haven’t talked about our accomplishments from last year.”

Dylan snorts but doesn’t push back.

“Who wants to start?” Garnet leans back against the bar, setting her glass down.

Junie raises her hand. “I’ll go first.” There’s excitement in her voice. “My latest release hit number one on the charts for the first time ever. It stayed there for over a week.”

“That’s wonderful.”

“Way to go.”

“You worked so hard for this.”

We all cheer for her.

As they go around the room, I sneak a peek at the card.

Dahl,

I thought you might need something to hug since you won’t have my arms around you, helping you to fall asleep.

Stay safe

Vex

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