Page 92 of The High Priestess

“I’ve never heard you laugh,” she says. Standing up, she moves around the desk and comes to throw her arms around my neck. “It’s one of the most beautiful sounds I’ve ever heard.”

I grip her ass with both my hands. “Thanks for that,” I say, tipping my head in the direction of the door. “I know why you did it.”

“What? Employed them?”

I nod. “Yes. You’re doing it, so I’ll have them close by in the hopes of restoring my friendship with them.”

“Busted,” she whispers. “I just want you to be happy, and I think they’ll play a big part in making it happen. Everyone needs friends.”

“I appreciate it, baby.” I press a kiss to her mouth, then ask, “Do you have any friends?”

Her features tighten, and she shakes her head. “Not anymore.”

Her sisters.

“You have me.”

She nods. “Thank God for that.”

I let her go and take a seat again, then say, “We need to talk about Tobias. The man is a thorn in my side, and Davies might kill him soon.”

She takes a seat behind the desk. “What do you suppose we do with him?”

“Send him far, far away,” I mutter.

“I’ll think of something,” she says. “Give me a few days.”

She looks at the laptop screen again, then starts to frown.

“What?”

“Where the hell is Arthur?”

“Who?

She meets my eyes. “He’s in charge of the soldiers and weapons. I spoke with his son, Andrew, and he told us Arthur stayed behind to find out who the traitor is.” She points at the laptop. “I totally forgot about him until I saw an email from him.”

“Give me his phone number, and I’ll have the island track him down for us.”

“Okay.” She checks through a book, then recites a number to me.

“You have everyone’s numbers written down in that book?”

“I told you my father was old school.”

“Yeah, that’s not old school, that’s ancient.”

Chapter 28

CASSIA

It’s good to be home.

I miss the sounds of my family moving around the mansion, but I feel closer to them here. Also, I couldn’t stay in the hotel forever. The sooner things get back to normal, the better.

A new normal.

Knight comes out of the bathroom wearing only sweatpants. I watch as he shoves his dirty clothes into the duffle bag and frown.

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