The Milestone Protocol by Ernest Dempsey

Author:Ernest Dempsey [Dempsey, Ernest]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: 138 Publishing
Published: 2020-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

26

Sweden

Adriana parked the Jaguar outside Sorenson’s mansion. She stepped out and inspected the damage on the side where the other sedan had scraped and rammed her. Good thing I got full coverage, she thought.

The door to the mansion opened, and she smiled at the sight of her husband at the top of the steps. He reflected her emotion and ambled down the stairs to meet her at the bottom. They embraced, and he kissed her on the lips before taking a step back.

“Are you okay?” He looked over at the car, wondering what she was doing.

“Yes,” she answered with a vague glance over her shoulder at the sedan. “Ran into a little traffic.”

Sean cocked his head to the side and lowered his eyebrows in suspicion. “At this hour?”

She sighed and noticed the butler standing in the doorway with a welcoming smile on his face. “I’ll explain everything. In private.”

Sean’s confusion deepened, but he didn’t press her for more, trusting there was a reason behind her suddenly coy demeanor.

“Okay. Sure. Come on inside. We were just getting ready to retire for the night.”

The two walked up the stairs and into the manor, allowing the butler to close the door. “Will you be needing anything else this evening, Mr. Wyatt?” the man asked.

“No, thank you,” Sean said. “I think we’re all going to bed soon. I’ll tell Magnus you’re calling it a day.”

The butler bowed and thanked him before turning away and disappearing down another corridor.

“Thank you for letting me know where you would be,” Adriana said. “It would have been more difficult to find you without that little tidbit.”

He looked over at her as they strolled down the passage. She was as beautiful as ever, though she looked tired—from so much travel, he suspected. Her accent still drove him absolutely crazy, especially when she spoke her native Spanish to him. But her English was still just as sexy as it had been the first time they met in the hotel in Las Vegas.

“You would have managed,” he said with a sideways wink.

She smirked. “Yes, that’s true. But having things easy now and then is nice.”

They slowed when they neared the study, and then Adriana stopped. He followed her lead and turned to face her. “What’s wrong?”

She could hear voices from inside the room discussing something, but the details were a touch fuzzy—muted.

“I….” She faltered for a couple of seconds.

He put his hands on her shoulders and held her with a reassuring grip. “It’s okay.” He searched her eyes for answers, wondering what could have shaken her or jumbled her thoughts in such a way. She was the most resolute person Sean knew, and for something to rattle her it must have been pretty big. “You can tell me anything.” Then his face blushed and his eyes widened. “Wait. Are you…pregnant?”

She abruptly pressed her lips together and laughed inwardly, her shoulders and head falling forward in amusement. Then her mouth opened, and she flashed her white teeth in a wide smile.

“No, dummy. I’m not pregnant.

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