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“And what happens when Victor goes somewhere alone, like the grocery store?”
“He shops?”
Chander pushed away and headed toward his own desk. “I’d bet my entire fortune that you’ve spent years having sentinels follow him. If they’re using invisibility, Victor wouldn’t be the wiser, and neither would anyone else.”
Since Alaric could not lie and he had no intention of getting into an argument about being overprotective or doing things behind people’s backs, he ignored the man he loved and headed for the office door. He was sure there was something that he needed to accomplish far from Chander until the Arch Lich’s inquisitive brain landed on a different topic to discuss. Without a word, he walked out and waited in the hallway for a moment for his goblins to catch up.
Chander was intelligent, and Alaric loved that about him, but sometimes he wished he were slightly less perceptive.
Chapter 20
It’d been a strange morning, and Phillip had questions. Thankfully, the two men manning the desk at the entrance of the Sentinel Brotherhood would have answers. Nothing happened in their office without Evergreen and Dudley being fully informed of it. Phillip straightened his gray uniform jacket and walked out of the conference room usually reserved for a special task force assembled years ago to investigate a mysterious terrorist group who’d attacked the Council many times.
The oddness of Phillip’s day had started the moment he’d teleported to headquarters and been told he couldn’t use the empty office on the first floor he’d occupied for the past couple of weeks. Although Phillip had tried to ask why, he’d been shooed out of the space on a variety of tasks. Now that Phillip had completed them, his curiosity couldn’t be denied.
“Hello, Evergreen,” Phillip said. Since Dudley was on the phone, he offered the sentinel a nod in greeting. “I have finished the list you gave me.”
“Already?” Evergreen asked.
“Yes, do you have anything else for me to do?” Phillip inquired, secretly hoping Evergreen was fresh out of duties so he could question the druidic necromancer.
“Um, not right now,” Evergreen replied. He made a frantic gesture at Dudley, which the sentinel ignored. Turning his back to Evergreen to give the caller on the other end his full attention, Dudley disregarded his roommate and best friend completely. Evergreen’s lips pursed, but he quickly grinned at Phillip. “I have a couple of questions for you.”
Hoping they could both share some information, Phillip returned his smile. “I have some for you as well.”
“Great, I’ll go first,” Evergreen said. “How are things going with your mates?”
“Excellent. I adore Keegan and Victor.”
Evergreen waggled his dark brows. “Enjoying your new living arrangements?”
“Indeed. We have found that cohabitating suits us.”
“I bet that big bed Victor bought does too.”
“Yes, it is very comfortable. My rest has improved.”
“I’m going to need way more juicy details,” Evergreen insisted.
“You are?”
“Yes, no one ever tells me anything good, and I don’t have a mate. Tell me everything. I’m guessing sex with three guys is way better than just two. Am I right? Are threesomes as hot as I think they are?”
Phillip frowned. “I do not know how to answer that question. Every experience I have had is with two men, so I have no means of comparison. Also, I do not know how to quantify your feelings on the subject.”
“Why am I plagued by sentinels?” Evergreen asked, slumping in his seat.
“What is going on in the empty office I was using?”
Evergreen’s gaze widened, and he slapped Dudley’s arm. “Huh?”
“The office I have used since I started working here. Today, I have seen furniture delivered, and they removed the door. What is going on?”
“You should ask Dudley.”
“Okay, I will wait for him to finish his phone call,” Phillip said.
“Oh, I wouldn’t do that. The call could take hours. You should go grab lunch early or something.”
