Chapter 39
About ten minutes later, he returned with a bright smile.
“They’re already at a nearby restaurant. It’s quiet there, easier to
talk.”
I nodded and excused myself from the room. The moment I
stepped outside, the cool island breeze hit me. I followed the
directions John had given, walking down a side street toward
the restaurant. It wasn’t far.
But before I could turn the corner, I felt a sharp sting at the back
of my neck.
Something cold, something fast.
My vision swam.
I stumbled forward, disoriented.
The world tilted.
And everything went black.
Alexander’s POV
The summit dinner had run longer than expected. It was nearly
eight when I returned to the hotel, loosening my tie, preparing
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for a video conference with the European board.
Before I could even connect, Gai burst in.
“She hasn’t returned,” he said. His breathing was uneven, his composure frayed–something I rarely saw from him.
I turned from the window. “Who?”
“Olivia.”
My expression hardened. “Where was she last?”
“She left for the factory around one in the afternoon. Was
He checked his phone.
Her number’s not
ten degrees. I walked to my desk and shut
factory,” Gai
the security feeds and questioning
his instincts weren’t
as we were stepping into the elevator,
her coat. “I
I’m coming with you.”
didn’t argue. Not
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into the cool Washington
car door, a voice
“Alpha Alexander!”
I paused.
group of men hurried
was Alpha
stopped a few feet from me,
“Where is my wife?”
with the same
uninvited noise. “She’s missing.”
“What the hell do
into his usual tantrum, Gai
inspect the factory. She hasn’t
back since.”
is my personal secretary,” I added flatly. “She was
on my behalf.”
His
sight of him–this man who
call herhis.
is searching now. We’ll find
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to accept it. But I was
I got in
His headlights followed us.
way to the factory, Gai
night before–about
mismatches, potential corruption.
it was internal fraud,” he added.
today. Said she’d go
turned to him, cold fury simmering
wasn’t I told sooner?”
just a
“Also, she thought she
not an auditor,” I snapped. “She’s my PS. If
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