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“Yes,” Maggie replied, still glaring at the back of Ian’s head. “At ten.”
“Are you chaps picking us up in the morning, then?” William asked.
“Ahh, no, you’ll have Beta Team looking after you while you’re here. Mostly Beck and Hux. They’re the nicer ones.” He winked at Maggie.
She gave him a tiny grin back. Jack took her in. Even with that rat’s nest for hair, there was no denying that she was gorgeous. Not that it mattered what she looked like. She’d be here for a few weeks and then she’d leave.
And he wouldn’t see her ever again.
Too bad, really. The way she got under Ian’s skin, it would’ve been fun if she was sticking around.
Jack had been getting kind of bored lately. It seemed Maggie might be able to shake things up for a while.
4
Escana was stunning.
But so freaking hot. Seriously, every time she left the air-conditioned house they were staying in, she felt like she was going to melt.
This was one of the best places she’d stayed in while working for her uncle. Although, in fairness, there wasn’t much to compare it to. They’d stayed in some really crappy places. Sometimes, they just slept on the hard ground. Especially when Uncle Willy needed to get up early to capture a shot.
He might be getting older, but he was still in shape.
Last evening, they’d been dropped off by Ian and Jack. Two other guards had been here, waiting. Beck and Hux. They were way nicer than Ian, just as Jack promised.
Although . . . a weird part of her had felt kind of sad as he and Jack drove off. Ian hadn’t even said goodbye.
Don’t be a knob, Maggie. It’s obvious that he doesn’t even like you.
He couldn’t have been more of a jerk to her.
She’d put the diddlebutt out of her mind and gotten herself and Uncle Willy settled in. First order of business had been a cup of tea. And then to get him to spill the tea on what had happened to the soon-to-be princess.
And whoa . . . that had been a shock.
Some asshole called Lord Fothersam had tried to kill her.
No wonder security was intense. Maggie kind of understood why Ian had been as uptight as he had.
Although she still thought the quiz had been overkill.
Really . . . after leaving school, she’d figured she wouldn’t have to do any more tests. Or studying. Or memorizing crap that really didn’t interest her.
That should be illegal. What he’d done to her was definitely a violation of her brain. She might need to mention that to someone who was in charge.
But this morning, after some meditation and a good night’s sleep, she was feeling much more Zen. She’d been up at dawn to get in some yoga.
So yeah . . . today was going to be a good day.
Her phone buzzed and she frowned. Blast it. Picking it up, she groaned as she saw that she’d missed several text messages. She’d put her phone on silent, except for Uncle Willy’s number.
Perfect timing, as always. Just when she was hoping for a good day.
It was her own fault. She’d forgotten to text and check in last night. She could just ignore the messages, but that might force them into calling her.
And that was something she definitely didn’t want.
But first, she texted Indie.
