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took a hold of Diana’s arm and steered her toward a bank of computers in the center of the room. Jack saw a small group of security personnel seated in a corner. They’d all been bound and gagged and were held at gunpoint by yet another terrorist. He counted at least three more. This operation was even bigger than he’d anticipated.
    The man in charge shoved Diana down on a chair in front of a computer console, then tapped a few keys and the screen lit up.
    “All I need from you, my dear,” he drawled, “is to look pretty and smile.”
    Jack walked up to the pair and stood watching stern-faced as the screen changed into camera mode, the small built-in webcam capturing Diana’s features and projecting them onto the screen.
    The camera zoomed in on her left eye and she blinked.
    “Keep your eyes peeled, Anastasiya,” the guy growled. “Wide open. Now!”
    Diana did as she was told and stared into the camera. The screen morphed into a surprisingly detailed image of one of her gorgeous blue eyes. The image captured all its aspects and nuances. He frowned when an overlay appeared, and the software started connecting dots. Suddenly the screen went dark and there was a noticeable hush as the terrorist stared intently at the screen. Three of his men had joined them and also stood staring expectantly.
    Then the screen suddenly popped to life again, and a welcome message popped up. Alekskombank. A loud whoop and holler rang out amongst the terrorists.
    “We’re in!” said the leader, pumping his fist. He practically shoved Diana from the chair and took her seat, then started tapping the keys frantically.
    So this is what they wanted. Access to some Russian bank. But why?
    The terrorist turned to Diana. “Thank you, my dear. You would never have thought it, but deep in his heart your dear old father has a soft spot.” He tapped the keys frantically. “I don’t know how, but at some point Yuri Gornakov discovered that he had a third child. Perhaps your real mother told him. I don’t care. All I know is that he felt there was a wrong to be righted, and he set up a secret account in your name, the funds to be disbursed the moment you tied the knot and got married. You were never to know where the money came from, the whole thing handled through a law firm. You were to be led to believe some distant uncle had died and left you a substantial amount of money. The only way to unlock the funds was with an iris scan.” He laughed. “Brilliant, huh?”
    He gestured to the screen where a transfer of funds was being initiated.
    “Unfortunately you will never get to enjoy your daddy’s money. But then you never really had any need for it anyway.” He eyed Jack. “Now that you’ve managed to snag your very own prince you won’t even miss these couple of millions.”
    Suddenly, as if on cue, three men took a hold of them.
    “Hey!” shouted Jack, fighting back.
    The terrorist leader was in his face before he could shake off his assailant. “Contrary to what you might think I’m not a violent man, Your Highness, but I will use force if necessary—even lethal force.”
    To demonstrate his point, he raised a small handgun to Diana’s temple. “You wouldn’t want to have to bury your fiancée before the wedding now would you?”
    Jack scowled at the man. “Touch her again and you’re dead,” he snarled.
    The terrorist shrugged. “Suit yourself. It’s not like I need her anymore.”
    And then he pulled the trigger.

CHAPTER 15

    Rob watched one of the terrorists signal the others. As if on cue, they all made their way to the door. Then, after a last glance around the room…simply walked out.
    For a moment, no one dared to move. Like idiots they all sat there, even though the guards were gone. Then Rob rose, as did his brothers. He quickly darted to the door, and when he stuck out his head he saw to his surprise that the hall was empty. He jogged to the main staircase, glancing down. Not a soul in sight. It was as if