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He panicked. “She’s sick? What happened?”

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But realizing his panic wouldn’t help, Lucien quickly reined in

his voice.

“I’m sorry–I overreacted. Could I trouble you to call an ambulance for her, please? I’ll be on the next flight over.”

Kaia’s roommate blinked, clearly surprised. She hadn’t even met Kaia’s husband before–but it was obvious now how much he

cared.

“Sure, no problem. Do you know the address?”

“I do. Thank you,” he said firmly.

Back home, Frank groaned when Lucien’s number lit up his phone.

He picked up, sounding reluctant. “Mr. Graves?”

“I need you to book me on the next outbound flight,” Lucien said.

“I know it’s a holiday–I’ll pay you five times your usual rate. Also, contact the best doctor in the area. Kaia’s come down with a viral infection and a high fever. I want someone with her right away.”

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Frank sat bolt upright, all irritation gone the moment he heard five times your usual rate.

“Yes, Mr. Graves. I’ll handle it immediately.”

Lucien’s expression was grim.

Sick–and didn’t even tell me?

When I get there, I’m definitely gonna teach her a lesson.

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Kaia vaguely heard the rhythmic beeping of machines. When she finally managed to open her eyes, all she could see was the familiar, clinical white ceiling shared by hospitals around the world.

in

her roommate must’ve brought

asleep. Her phone was nowhere in sight. Just as she was trying to remember

he here? Am I

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afraid that if she closed her eyes

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just as cold. “What, it’s only been six months and you don’t recognize your own husband

pale face broke into a bright, disbelieving smile. “Lucien!” she

frowned, she giggled. “Honey, it’s

me. How do you plan on making

lips pushed out in a show of protest, “You’re the one who said I wasn’t allowed to contact you. Now

go abroad,” he shot back. “Did you listen then? And now you suddenly want to play obedient?

I swear…”

voice caught somewhere between frustration and tenderness.

cry, but those words cracked something open inside her. The

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you so much. I thought maybe… maybe some gorgeous little

let out a helpless sigh and gently cradled her face

against her temple. “Don’t talk nonsense. From the beginning to now, the only one who’s ever

“The doctor said your immune system was low. You caught a

it?”

sniffled and nodded through her

half a year and all the weight I helped you gain is

“My waist and

know whether to

clutched his

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gave a soft chuckle, his thumb brushing across her knuckles. “I’ll be

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instructing them that Zane would handle company matters for the next six

year wouldn’t

send over some

rest of the six months. There was no way he’d feel

and paid off the rest of Kaia’s

in.

stunned by his efficiency and dominance, could only

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