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“Mr. Thomas, Patton, hasn’t left my side since we got here.” Appreciation filled her eyes as she looked at the suite door where he still stood. “Can Reyna and I have a moment, Patton?”

“I’ll leave you two to catch up. I’ll be right outside the door if you need me.” Unlike Davian, I might have misread him when he opened the door. He was intimidating, but under that steel exterior, he seemed nice, human. He wasn’t bad on the eyes either.

~7~

Reyna

After talking with Kenzi, it was apparent that she didn’t know more than what Davian had told me. She explained that none of the burglary-worthy items were taken, and it looked like they were looking for something based on the way they left the apartment. She also thought it was odd that Patton showed up instead of the police. He showed her a badge that looked very convincing, but now she wasn’t so sure.

“Kenzi, Patton isn’t a police officer. He works for Davian,” I started to explain. I wasn’t sure how much I should tell her. “Davian sent him to intercept the police. Davian didn’t want the police involved because of the nature of the break-in.” If Davian was right about my father and I was in danger, then anything I told her could put her in danger too.

Before I could tell her anything else, the lock clicked, and the door opened. Standing in the doorway was not only Patton, but the man I had just moments ago run away from. The little bit of freedom I had vanished. More than that, I was wrong about Patton. He did not differ from Davian. I should have known that he would call him the minute he was alone.

Making his way past Patton, Davian’s eyes were on mine. “Get the plane ready, Patton. We are leaving in an hour.”

“Yes, sir.

Did he just say plane?“Are you crazy? I can’t go with you. I have classes, not to mention work.” Work wasn’t my top priority, but the fear of flying was. Davian didn’t need to know that, but what he needed to know was that I couldn’t miss my classes. I worked too hard to get my 4.0 GPA, and I wasn’t about to lose it because of his alpha-male bullshit.

“You can, and you will. Your little escapade may have just put us all in danger.”

“I refuse to miss my classes, Davian.” Davian met my protest with his massive body towering over me.

“This is not up for discussion, Reyna.”

“Reyna, what is he talking about? Why would we be in danger?” Kenzi’s voice snapped my attention away from Davian and back to her.

I was beyond angry. Seeing only red, I didn’t get the chance to explain. Davian did that for me. “Everything that has happened is on a need-to-know basis, and as of right now, you don’t need to know.” Not once did Davian’s eyes leave mine as he continued. “Unfortunately, Reyna found it necessary to satisfy her selfish need to make sure you were okay instead of trusting me when I told her you were safe. She not only jeopardized her safety but yours as well.”

As much as I hated hearing it, Davian was right. I shouldn’t have come here. I sank next to my friend, knowing what I might have done. “I’m sorry, Kenzi. I had to make sure you were okay.”

Kenzi looked at me with understanding as she wrapped her arms around me. “You’re my best friend. If it were you, I would have done the same.”

“Although this reunion is very touching, we need to leave. Ms. Horton, I suggest you change.” Davian’s voice rang loud and clear behind us.

Kenzi walked to the bedroom and closed the door, leaving Davian and me alone. Standing from the couch, I pulled my shoulders back, hoping that I could muster the confidence I needed to tell him off. “You should really think about taking some courses in proper etiquette because you really suck at it.”

“Watch it, Reyna. I’m not above taking you over my knee and showing you proper etiquette.”

“You wouldn’t dare.”

Davian didn’t respond immediately, but the condescending smirk he had on his face told me all I needed to know. Not only would he dare, but it would also bring him great pleasure. I hated him, but more than that, I hated the way he was making my body react. He was a control freak, but he was also very sexy. Even without his suit coat, the power was still there. The expensive threads of his crisp white shirt stretched to accommodate the sinewy width of his biceps as he crossed his arms at his chest.

“It would give me great pleasure to show you I would dare, but fortunately for you, I am not an exhibitionist.”

Luckily for him, I wasn’t able to give him more of my mind. Kenzi appeared from the bedroom dressed and ready to go. She held a small bag that I assumed she packed before Patton brought her to the St. Regis. As I looked down at her packed bag, Davian never said where it was that we were going. “Where are we going?”

“You and I will be flying to Chicago. I have a place in the country that is secure. Patton will take Ms. Horton to the Regency; she will be safe there.”

“Why can’t she come with us?” I didn’t want to leave my friend, and I certainly didn’t want to go to Chicago without her. She was the only one who knew how I felt about flying.

“I have already arranged it. Ms. Horton will remain in Atlanta.”

It only took his icy stare to remind me of who I was dealing with. Even though he had done nothing to make me think he would hurt me other than his crude remark about placing me over his knee, I still wasn’t sure if I trusted him. I knew nothing about him other than his father and mine were business associates, he owned the Regency, and his interests included a little bit of everything, but mostly he designed buildings.

I was about to contact my mom and dad to let them know what was going on when Davian pulled my phone from my grasp. “What the hell, Davian?”

Davian popped the back of my phone off where the battery was located and removed the SIM card from its slot. Placing it in his pocket, he looked to me and said, “No calls from here on out until we can get you a secure phone.”