Chapter 129

“Livia Aphael?” Lucianne asked, clearly oblivious. When the Chief nodded, even the policeman at the door was surprised to see Lucianne looking lost as she said, “I don’t know anyone by that name.”

The Chief was surprised at her answer so he unlocked his phone to look for a photograph before showing i t to Lucianne and asked again, “Do you really not know her, your Highness?”

Lucianne’s eyes widened in recognition as she exclaimed, “Oh, her! I’m sorry, Chief. I didn’t know that was her name.”

“But you seem to remember her quite well, my Queen.” His tone wasn’t accusatory. It just held genuine confusion.

“I do. I’m not sure if you’re aware, Chief. But Sebastian Cummings was my previously-bonded mate, and I severed our bond after finding him making love with this woman, who up until today, I didn’t know the name to.”

“Ah, I see now. We were aware of the previous bond from the conversation between the two siblings but w e were unaware of the full events leading up to the severance.”

“How is this relevant?” Xandar asked impatiently, not at all pleased that his mate’s past rejection was being raised

“Well, my King. Livia Aphael’s name came up in their conversation during Mr Cummings’s visit. Seeing that Ms Cummings is gone, we are tracking everyone who may possibly be offering her shelter. After speaking to neighbors and bartenders, we discovered that Ms Cummings and Ms Aphael share a close friendship. So, we were looking into her.”

mean you ‘were’ looking into her? She’s in the clear

Grace.” The Chief’s exhausted eyes peered into the Duke’s

himself, “You’ve got

to say that this woman is

yes. And what makes Ms Aphael’s position worse is that she was the woman who was at the other Duke’s residence, the one who made sexual advances before being thrown out by the Duke himself.

the one who hired

results from the interrogation with Mr Cummings offer a different conclusion.“ Dalloway then looked at Lucianne and asked, “My Queen, if I may ask, when did you last see Ms Aphael? Was it when the bond

a restaurant…” she did a mental count before she continued, “…five days ago. What’s the name o f the restaurant

and he couldn’t help but smile

his notepad as the Chief asked, “May we know the approximate time when you saw

crepe dress with a high slit on the side. Uh… I think she was with someone. The seat in front of her had a plate of unfinished food but she was alone at her table when I noticed her presence. When she felt my stare on her, she started speaking on her phone and made

furious scribbling came to a stop, the Chief asked, “And

the missing

Chief. Are you able to locate him yet?” Lucianne asked in

now, so

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