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.”

sat upright again as he questioned, “What do you mean you ‘were’ looking into her? She’s in the

your Grace.” The Chief’s exhausted eyes peered into the Duke’s irritated ones as

muttered to himself, “You’ve got to be f*cking

uttered, “So, it’s safe to say that this woman is our

other Duke’s residence, the one who made sexual advances before being thrown out by the Duke himself. Seeing as he is also missing, we thought she might have something to do with

one who hired those men to

the interrogation with Mr Cummings offer a different conclusion.“ Dalloway then looked at Lucianne and

she replied, “No, the last time I saw her, inadvertently, I must add, was when we were at a restaurant…” she did a mental count before she continued, “…five

couldn’t help but smile at the memory of their

notepad as the Chief asked, “May we know the approximate

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 her way

stop, the Chief asked, “And

missing Duke, your

able to locate him

expanding our search now, so our chances of finding

in understanding. “I see. Is there anything else you need

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