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She lifted her head and met his gaze. Concern lines etched around his eyes and hard mouth. When he stretched his fingers along her spine, the tips brushed the spot that she now was certain was branded with his name.
“So we’re going?”
He nodded.
“On a honeymoon.”
“It will be a getaway too. A place to hide you while we hunt down that stalker and regroup.”
“But it’s on an island.”
Again, he nodded.
“Which island?”
“The Caymans.”
She hopped off his lap. “I’ll need to pack for the tropics.”
Julius’s eyes crinkled with amusement now. “You’ve recovered quickly.”
Lark and Heidi laughed, but Avalynn was zoned out of reality and focused solely on the man sitting on the bed they’d just made love in hours before.
Lifting a hand, she brushed her fingers over his angled jaw. “I know I’ll be safe with you.”
ChapterSixteen
Julius gripped Avalynn’s hand as he led her down the small flight of steps from the aircraft. The private crew who’d piloted the plane had their luggage waiting on the tarmac, and a short walk away, a car sat idling for them.
Lark herself had run background checks on everyone involved in this trip, from the pilot to Kingsley’s personal waitstaff at his island mansion. If the FBI deemed them safe, then Julius trusted that.
He just didn’t trust anyone else, which meant he needed to sweep Avalynn into the back seat of that car with all haste.
A warm sea breeze blew a long tendril of hair across Avalynn’s cheek. When he brushed it away with a fingertip, she smiled up at him. The fear on her face had been replaced by a warm summer glow. The one she was known for all over the media.
If he’d seen her picture in a magazine a year ago, he would think it was airbrushed. Now that he knew her, he realized it was an inner glow.
He didn’t like standing out in the open like this, but he studied her beautiful face for a heartbeat longer. “You have never been lovelier.”
Her lips popped open in surprise. Then the corners tilted into a soft smile that mirrored the joy in her eyes. “You sweet talker.”
“I’m just trying to get in your pants.”
Caught off guard by his raw statement, she tossed her head on a laugh. The tinkling sound was swept up by the wind and carried across the landing strip.
Unable to stop his own smile, he took her by the hand and led her away from the plane. The copilot grabbed their luggage and tailed them to the waiting car.
Before handing Avalynn into the back seat, he focused on the driver. “Thompson?”
“Yes, sir.”
“What is Kingsley’s mother’s maiden name?”
“Jacoby, sir.”
Satisfied with that answer, Julius assisted Avalynn into the vehicle. She slid across the seat to make room for him.
After they were both inside and the suitcases stowed in the trunk, he gave his full attention to the woman at his side.
