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She saw a several missed messages from her family. But the idea of dealing with them made her feel nauseous.
She was going to take tonight off. Hide and lick her wounds.
Tomorrow was a new day.
The following morning,Maggie groaned as her alarm went off. Last night, Uncle Willy had popped by her room to tell her they were going to scout palace locations today.
But she really wasn’t ready to get up.
After her bath last night, she’d curled up on the bed with Ziggy to watch cartoons on TV. She might have stayed up a touch too late.
Yawning, she pulled on some yoga pants and a long-sleeved gray sweatshirt with a black wolf on the front.
With her boots on and her hair up in a messy bun, she was ready.
She didn’t bother with any makeup.
Walking out the door, she nearly stepped on a tray of food.
Actually, two trays of food. She lifted a silver lid to find a plate that held some shredded chicken, rice, and beans. The other tray had French toast smothered in maple syrup.
Jack?
She’d have to thank him even if she didn’t feel like eating it. Picking up one tray, she headed downstairs, coming to a sudden stop as she found Beck and Hux standing in the kitchen.
“Where are Ian and Jack?” she asked.
Beck raised his eyebrows, giving her an amused look. “Hello to you too.”
“Sorry.” She could feel her cheeks growing hot. “That was rude. I was just surprised. I thought you’d been reassigned.”
“We were,” Hux told her. “But Caleb needed Ian and Jack to come in for a meeting and to do a few things, so you have me and Hux. Is that a problem?”
“Of course not. I missed you guys. You’re much friendlier than Ian. And you bark at me less.”
It was a relief not to have to see him.
Or that’s what she told herself.
“With Vivi pregnant and Wolfe refusing to leave her side, we’ve had to reshuffle a few things,” Hux added.
“Oh. She is pregnant, then? That’s great. Wait, Wolfe won’t leave her side? Why? So he can control her?”
She didn’t like the sound of that.
Hux laughed and Beck grinned.
“Control her?” Hux said. “Nah. Fuss over her like a mother hen? Definitely.”
Oh. That wasn’t what she’d been expecting him to say.
“Right, let’s go!” Uncle Willy walked into the kitchen. “Oh, it’s you chaps again. Good, I didn’t like those other wankers.”
“Uncle Willy!” she protested.
“Well, that’s not true. I don’t like the brooding one. I have a mind to speak to Prince Kassim about him.”
Beck and Hux frowned.
