Villainous Mind (Circle of Kings Book 2) by Finley Brown
Author:Finley Brown [Brown, Finley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-29T18:30:00+00:00
Chapter
Fourteen
RHYS
âIâm being serious,â Navy sighed exasperated. âThis isnât a joke. Youâre asking me to trust you.â
âI know itâs not a joke,â I said. âI wouldnât have brought you here if I thought it was. I like you, Navy. A lot. More than Iâve ever liked anyone before. Iâm sorry Iâve put you in this situation. But I will protect you.â
âThen start being honest with me, and no more talk of the fucking dragon.â
The fucking dragon.
She was right. He always got in the way. Itâs why I never tried having a relationship since we, well, since his soul entered my body. No one would want to be with someone who shared a body with the bloody beast. He would always pose a problem.
On the other hand, I would never lie to Navy about him either. If she wanted me, she would have to accept Vortigern too. Whether she believed in him or not.
âWill you sit down?â I asked. She returned to the living room, sitting in an armchair across from me. âWeâve got the rest of the day. Is there anything you would like to do?â
âI need to speak with the old counselor from Milford Haven. The one who worked with the girls. Sheâs here in London.â
âIâll have Dafydd arrange it,â I said. âWhatâs her name?â
âMaureen Davies. Itâs Morganâs ex-wife.â
My jaw tightened. The man was a fucking thorn in my side. âI knew his wife worked at the school. I never knew what she did, though.â
âI was hoping she might shed some light on the girls. Offer a common thread, perhaps.â
âIâm sure the superintendent already questioned her.â
âMorgan looks for the facts. Heâll have missed the subtle innuendos.â
I nodded. âOkay. In the meantime, Iâve made reservations at a restaurant for dinner. I wanted to do something nice for you to make up for everything. Let me buy you a new dress.â
Her nose wrinkled, and I had a feeling she would refuse. âI need to be working.â
âNavy, please. I know you hate help, but please let me take your mind off all the drama.â
âI donât know,â she said. âIt seems trivial with everything going on. Missing girls, Threats on my life.â
âI know it does. And youâre right. It is trivial. But until my meeting tomorrow, itâs all I can offer. Plus, Iâm not going to take no for an answer.â
I knew my last comment would get a rise out of her.
âWhat? Youâre going to force me to get a new dress. I donât think so,â she said, standing up.
âAnd I said youâre getting one. Itâs my place, my rules.â I stepped toward her, and she backed up until she stood in front of the window with nowhere to go.
Her eyes narrowed. âThen Iâll leave.â
âI already told you thatâs not an option.â I took both her wrists in my hand, forcing them above her head, and held her against the window. We were forty-five stories up, and it was a dizzying drop to the ground.
âLet go of me,â she said between clenched teeth.
âTell me you want a new dress.
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