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clutches. He leaned
back in his chair and watched as the blonde princess wheeled Madison into the
elevator and virtually disappeared.
    Soft
footfalls caught his attention. Crispin looked up from the computer and saw his
wife quietly going over to her favorite armchair and sitting down. The frown
that crossed her face bothered him. They were both worried sick over Madison,
but the thought of something happening to Dylan made him nearly mental.
    Dylan
tucked a lock of her hair behind her ear before looking at Crispin. “Are we
going to do this now?” she asked simply.
    He
knew exactly what she was talking about. There was no need to beat around the
bush. “I think you and Lacey should leave the country. At least until all of
this blows over,” he said diplomatically.
    “And
you realize the chance of that happening are slim and none, correct?” she
countered. When he frowned at her, she folded her arms over her chest. “She’s
my sister, Cris. I can’t just leave knowing that she’s in danger.”
    Crispin
jumped to his feet and started to pace the length of the room. “I know. I’ve
watched her grow up. Thinking that something may happen to her is ripping at my heart.” He turned and looked into her eyes. “But
if something happened to you, it would destroy me.”
    Tears
filled her eyes as she felt the intensity of his emotions. She stood and walked
over to where he stood. With ease, she wrapped her arms around him and held
him. “I agree that Lacey should be moved. And I want Antonio to go with her.”
    A
soft growl escaped Crispin as he wrapped his wife in his arms. “As much as I
would like to argue, I can’t. No one else would guard Lacey the way he would.”
He buried his face in the crook of her neck and pressed a kiss against her
skin. “But if you’re going to stay, I’ll arrange for more guards and a personal
escort that will go places with you when I can’t.”
    Dylan
shook her head and pulled away from his embrace. “No,” she said sternly.
    He
shook his head. “You can’t change my mind on this. Either we’re getting more
guards, or you’re leaving.” Crispin walked over to his computer and sighed as
he looked at the screen. The closed elevator doors seemed like they were
mocking him. “I don’t care if I have to drug you. I will have you safe.”
    She
looked at him. Her soft brown eyes were wide as she realized how far gone his
mood was. Dylan slowly shook her head. “You wouldn’t do that,” she said softly.
When he scoffed, she moved closer to the desk. “I love you but I swear to you,
if I wake up someplace that I did not go to sleep, it will be our divorce.”
    Crispin
snatched up a glass paperweight and threw it against the wall. “I won’t lose
you!” he shouted at her. His eyes glowed green as the glass shattered. “My
mother was just as stubborn. She refused extra guards, she trusted mortals in
and out of our home and she was rewarded with it by a sword in her chest. I
will not live through that again.”
    Dylan
went to his side and took his hands into hers. Tears streamed down her face as
she looked into his eyes. “Crispin, we can compromise,” she reasoned. “I just
need for you to hear me out. Please.” When his eyes darted to the computer
screen again, she followed his gaze. She wiped at her face with one hand while
she closed the video window with the other. “Whoever did this is watching us.
Adding more guards and more blockades will only send a bright red flag to
wherever I’m hiding. Not to mention, I can probably protect your guards better
than they can protect me.”
    “So
could Madison, and look what happened to her.”
    She
shook her head. “I didn’t just have a baby,” she countered. When he looked at
her, she ran her fingers through his hair. “But I’m also not stupid. I’ll agree
with the escort. If you can’t be with me, Jessica or Marco can. Anything more
than that and you’re inviting more trouble than it’s worth.”
    Crispin
wrapped