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“Richard and | had taken bets,” Gai said. “I owe him twenty bucks. | thought for sure you guys would have been
gone for the whole night.”
Olivia rolled her eyes, ignoring their teasing, knowing they were just trying to ease the tension of tonight.
The five of them ate their delicious dinners. But Olivia had lost her appetite. She was waiting for Alexander to
show up. Toward the end of the meal, Richard's phone began to ring.
“It's Alexander,” he announced to the group. Richards
from the table and answered the call in a quiet part of the restaurant away from everyone else.
“I don’t need you to assistfor the rest of the day,” Alexander said. “Your job is to join Olivia's group today
and watch over them, especially Olivia.”
“I understand, sir,” Richard replied, then paused. “Why don’t you just tell Olivia that you're here for the same
reason as her?”
“I don’t want Olivia to think that she’s in my debt,” Alexander answered, his voice low. “I'd rather allow her to
make her own
decisions and watch from afar to ensure that she’s safe. | don’t want to
interfere with her life.”
Richard looked back at Olivia, who seemed to be lost in thought. He knew that Alexander cared for her much
more than she would ever
know.
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*Olivia*
As Aiden ate his last bite of steak, | continued to push around my pasta, not really eating even though lobster
ravioli was one of my favorite meals.
| turned to Gai as my mind continued to buzz with unanswered questions. “Con, Gai. Will you please tell me
the real reason why Alexander cto Luceland if it wasn’t for Naomi.”
Gai set down her wineglass. “Honestly, | have no idea. | only helped him with travel arrangements. He won't tell
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and Aiden
With a sigh, | set down my fork. Once the server cto check if we wanted dessert, | shook my head and had
him box t plate, planning on giving my leftovers to Aiden later. started talking about how good their meals were,
and Richard was still on the phone with Alexander.
“Why are you here?” Gai askedafter the server left. “Why did you bring Ava and her brother to a place where
you thought Alexander would be meeting another woman? If you and Aiden aren’t on a date, how cMike saw
you two hugging in the parking garage this morning?”
| shifted in my seat at the thought of Mike spying on me. Was Alexander havingfollowed?
“I was just greeting Ava’s brother warmly,” | said. “He’s giving up a weekend of his spring break to cwith
Ava andon this trip.”
“That still doesn’t explain why you're in Luceland,” Gai pointed out.
The back of my neck/prickled, and | bit my lip. “The reason that I’m here needs to be kept a secret. Honestly, it's
for your own safety.”
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Gai’s eyes widened. “I understand. But you must be careful.”
“I will be.”
After our early dinner, Aiden, Ava, and | walked out of the hotel, ready to execute our plan.
“Wait!” someone called as | stepped through the door that Aiden was holding open for me.
My heart lifted with hope, but when |
turned around, it wasn't Alexander
running toward mest @ps Rihard.
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that Alexander would want to talk to
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“I'm going to join you today,” Richard said to the three “Alexander has orderedto protect you.”
us.
Aiden stepped in front of Ava and me. “No need. That's my job.”
Richard raised his arms. “I'm not
trying to step on anyone's toes here.
But I'm a trained ppg
any er many reas, | don't
kiioW what you guys are doing today,
but | can tell that it's secretive. And in
my business, that means it's
dangerous, too. So, havingjoin
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“Does Alexander know about our plans?” | questioned. “Does he know why I'm in Luceland?”
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