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She doesn’t have a lot. If we both carry a bundle, we can drop the lot at the suite before work and I can come back for the rest later, when she’s safe with our mates.

When she steps out of the bathroom in a towel, she glances at the bed and raises an eyebrow immediately.

“Um, what are all my clothes doing out of the dresser?”

“I thought you might not need them anymore,” I tease, moving forward to put my arms around her.

She shakes her head. “I might not need them after work, but I absolutely need them while I’m the head of the academy.”

“Hm, okay, I suppose you do,” I murmur before I lean in to kiss her.

She kisses back, and it makes me wish we didn’t have work to do.

I break the kiss when my dick starts to get hard.

She sighs. “Okay, I’m guessing you decided we’re taking my stuff to Ezra’s suite, but I didn’t pick out today’s clothes yet, so …”

I look back at the pile and I pick up the first skirt I find, a black pencil skirt.

She takes it. “Okay. I kind of need underwear and a top as well.”

I find a top that looks like a fancy T-shirt, in a crushed silky material and a cream color.

For underwear, I pick up a white bra with some lace detailing and lacy white French knickers.

“You have decent taste,” she tells me, as she takes them.

“No, I have excellent taste.” I smile at her as she steps back into the bathroom with the clothes.

“Well, so do I,” she says, before she closes the door.

I pick up a bundle of clothes while I wait. I find out I can easily carry most of it.

She comes back into the room and slips into her shoes.

“Ready?” I ask.

“Absolutely,” she replies, phone in hand as she picks up the small bundle of clothes.

We leave her old room, and I lock the door behind us.

Chapter Seventy

Lana

I’m walking across the reception hall at five minutes to nine, with an entourage of two security men and an Omega who’s currently in heat. I’m acutely aware of the new marks I’m wearing.

They’ve made my skin more sensitive, and there’s no way to hide them, not that I’d want to keep them hidden away anyway.

Seeing the empty reception desk reminds me that I don’t have Erika’s help now.

It sucks for my workload, but I’m more concerned about what’s been done to Erika.

Hopefully the codebreaker guy will be able to help us figure that out.

I lead us to my office and unlock the door.

I step back to let Owen check the room first.

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