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"The next steps are obvious here. We need to make a small trip to The Carlton, look for clues on who this mystery man is, giving orders."
Kade stated, his words met with nods all around Dante's office. I said nothing, silently stewing and listening. My mind was a flurry of activity, of plans that could keep me safe from my husband whose gaze scorched my skin every single time he glanced over.
Even in the wake of our argument back at the cells, my body still found his mere presence soothing. The mate bond still won out and the very feel of it both irked and fascinated me.
"Well, the rest of you will have to carry out that mission. Dante must prepare for the Alpha meeting coming up. Raya has asked me to personally fill him on the agenda and what is to come."
