my schedule

meeting with him last week and that was scheduled for this morn

that came to me about

s, h

a check. Just get him away from me," Maren said in frus

allway, an elderly woman suddenly

ad. Her mom just gave her a playful sco

if you agreed to at

and wrapped her hands around her mom tightly from behind

ed to have a word

ctically impossible, mom. That man cares about

some unpermitted break sometimes," her mom's

ked behind her. "You really need to stop doing the laundry, though. We

one of Maren's cars and, when they secure

od, he requested the clie

,'' Maren asked, absentmindedl

e seemed really s

him. He basically run

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of two hefty men and he walked in majestically. His presenc

ing his foot impatiently on the ground, he took occasional glances at h

stood and greeted in surprise as s

he asked, his hands clasped b

yes. He shifted his gaze away from her and pro

ren said, her face buried in an open file

d. She stood up almost immediately. "Alexander, what are you doi

walked to a shelf filled with books and files. There was a golden horse sta

a brow. She looked away and one guard walked forward,

ce is a me

. He walked back to her table and stared straight at her. His

nt you

citedly and a little human ran pa

here, darling?" Maren asked

ief knock, partially panting. "I'm so sorry, Mi

mummy, where were you?" He whi

eplied. "Why did you make Aunt Ros

t me," he whined again, hugging her around

ht, you know what you're going to do for mummy?" He shook his head. "You're going to go with aunt R

ile. She set him on the ground and he ran to

pped towards the door, holding R

der, who had been quiet all this while as everything played out,

n't know why she brought him here in the first place," she trie

liam's th

ting serious. One guard who came with him walked forward bea

she looked through i

paused as if to let it sink in b

e pages. She looked up when she heard nothing from him to

e ways after" they locked eyes for a while. Hes in

u think I'll wa

oice, Miss Sharppe," he replied. His

er lip. Her heart beating fast and her mind accommodating a

s in it