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But she didn’t return, because she was dead.
“Don’t feel too badly for her,Mistress,”Allainstated sourly. “She’sbeen cohabitating with the deceased assassin for nine weeks.Herrésumé was deep-faked.CatTruelocksaid in interrogation, the only thing she seemed good for was being a minder, and in the end, she wasn’t good at that either.Shehad several discussions with her, had given her warnings, was deeply suspicious her education and experience were fabrications, but couldn’t prove it.Regardless, after the showing, she was going to let her go.Whoeveris behind this placed her there.Theydidn’t bother wiping security cams.Theyclearly show she let them in.Andwhen she was no longer useful, they killed her.Andthat’s on vid too.”
I would think on howCathadn’t shared with me she was having trouble with an employee later.
Now…
“In other words, she overheardCattalking about the prince attending the showing, and she told her boyfriend,”Isurmised.
“Darling,”Alekseimurmured in a toneI’dnever heard before, but unlike most of his other ones,Ididn’t like it.
I peered up at him and braced, becauseIdidn’t like his expression either.
“What?”Iasked.
“She’d been working forCatfor six weeks,” he said carefully.
“Okay.”
“We haven’t known each other for a week,” he continued.
In a flash, it all came together.
Set and his partner saying the first assailant only had eyes for me.
My attack, months beforeIever stepped foot in thePinkandBlackClub.
No one knowingAlekseiwould be there, butIfor certain was on the guest list.
This was…
I was…
“You were a surprise.Iwas the target,”Iblurted.
AllAlekseicould say in reply was…
“Bissi.”
I was right.
I was the target.
Shit anddang.
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“Sire.”
I jerked awake because the mountain of muscled fleshIwas sprawled on also jerked awake.
Aleksei’s arms circled me before he performed a heroic ab crunch, taking me with him, and we both stared atAllainwho was loitering at the door.
For my part,Iwas bleary-eyed and confused.
Aleksei was feeling something different.
