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He held me closer and said, “Thishas been discussed.Sincethe male we have in custody isn’t talking, we can’t know if they were the same weapons, or if they’ve been modified since.However, we’re operating on the theory that their firearms had not yet been upgraded, because it appears they were turning to medical science to be rid of your creature.”
Oh.
Of course.
I should have put that together.
“But ultimately,”Alekseicontinued, “at this time, we don’t know what their plans were or are.ButIcan assure you, every effort is being made to find out.”
I wanted to be assured.
Regrettably,Iwasn’t.
“Okay, it’s safe to sayIwas freaked by this before,Aleksei, butI’mtotally freaked now.”
He gathered me even closer and stated, “Youare safe,Laura.Andthere’s been an inter-agency task force set up with the best investigators we have looking into this.Iknew many of the beings before they were assigned to it, andItrust and respect them.They’llget the job done.”
That made me feel better.
“I’m afraid you’ll need to tune into current events a lot more closely, darling,” he warned.
Ugh.
Probably important for the future king’s mate to stay abreast of important stuff.
“All right,”Iagreed.
“You’ll have an aide to help you filter through it, though.”
I would?
“But for now,” he continued, “if you catch any news, the story that’s being put out is that these two assailants acted alone and were members of a fringe group.So, for the general public, they’ll think it was just a couple of disenfranchised loners who took their best shot, were thwarted and all is well inNight’sFallagain.”
“Is it…you mean…we’re lying to people?”
“Best case scenario, we’ll figure out what’s going on and quietly handle it so no one will know your parents, my brothers, my ex, or the sovereign of a foreign realm had mal intent, which would cause my brothers to be run out on a rail, or a serious inter-realm incident with eitherDawn’sBreakorSky’sEdge.Worstcase scenario, it actually isAnnaorArnaud, word gets out, beings will lose their gods-damned minds, call for blood, someone will surely get up to some stupid shit, and dragons will have to fly.”
“So, in other words, we’re lying to prevent the possibility of all-out war.”
“Precisely.”
“It’s really goodInow know you cook great and can go all night, or this mate business might not be a lot of fun,”Iquipped.
“I could probably go all morning too.”
I didn’t just see the shift in his mood on his face and hear it in his voice,Ifelt it against my hip.
My mood shifted instantly too.
“Could you now?”Iwhispered.
“Panties off, darling,” he whispered in return.
His arms loosened andIwheeled those babies off as fast asIcould get rid of them.
The moment they were gone,Alekseigripped my waist, lifted me up and positioned me with my knees in the seat on either side of him.
His gaze holding mine,Ifelt him work between us, releasing his cock.
