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He turns to Dom. “Where is Jonny?”
Dom looks up in surprise. “Flora’s bodyguard?”
Baron grins. “Is that what he is?”
Dom whispers to Pasquale, who makes the call and Baron says darkly, “Jonny is one of my operatives who was sent to investigate the Dark Lords. It was no coincidence he was there and subsequently recruited into your employment.”
“He’s a spy?” Dom says furiously as the man himself makes his way onto the terrace and I swear my eyes burn when I see him up close. Malik grips the back of my neck and whispers, “Eyes on me, Angel.” With a soft laugh, reminding me where my loyalties lie because fuck me, this man is hot, and it scorches my eyes just looking at him.
“This man is no spy.” Baron laughs softly. “He’s known as a brutal sinner and that’s just what his mother calls him.”
Jonny steps forward and rolls his eyes, before turning to Dom and saying apologetically, “I’m sorry for the deception, sir. I was under cover, and I hope there are no hard feelings.”
He moves to Baron’s side, who says with a small shrug. “The Dark Lords were getting out of hand. We wanted to know why. Jonny stepped in and fed back the information and now Mario and Carlos are dead it’s case closed.”
He laughs softly. “For now, anyway.”
I’m a little confused and say, “For now?”
Baron turns to Abigail. “Your father was concerned and came to me for help. I persuaded him to go along with Matteo’s plan despite his disapproval.”
Abigail blinks in astonishment. “My father agreed. I thought it was because Matteo had shit on him.”
Matteo laughs out loud as Baron grins. “He did, but it was no threat. Not to your father when he has the backing of The Dark Lords.”
Abigail reaches for Matteo’s hand and says defiantly. “I don’t care. You did us a favor, anyway.”
The loaded look my brother directs her way settles my heart. They are in love, it’s obvious, and then Baron turns to Chastity and says with compassion. “The ex-servicemen you lived with who taught you to fight had loose tongues, and it didn’t take much to discover your identity and drop the information into the right ear.”
Leo says darkly, “You set her up?”
“No.” Baron shakes his head slowly. “I never interfere. Just move the pieces into the right place on the board.”
He stands and I glance at Malik, who smiles reassuringly as Baron says pleasantly, “I only came here for closure of sorts and to witness the final chess piece knocked off the board.” He nods at Malik and grins. “The queen is dead, long live the king.”
They share a smile and then Baron turns to head back the way we came.
“I’ll leave you to catch up. I need to get this soldier home. He’s due a vacation.”
Jonny nods at Dom and smiles at Flora. “Take care, darlin’. It’s been a pleasure.”
As they head back to the waiting helicopter some way down the beach, I snuggle against my husband and laugh at the shock on my brother’s faces.
Yes, it’s good to be home.
EPILOGUE
JONNY
The helicopter takes off and I finally relax.
“I don’t know how you live among that shit.” I say with a sigh, directing my statement to the man who obviously thrives on it.
Baron grins and, as always, it’s as if the Devil is having a very good day.
“You get used to it.”
He shrugs. “I told Ryder I’d drop you home. His instructions were to force you to take that vacation you keep avoiding.”
