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“Lottie, no,” Liam said gently. “No one expects that.”
“You need to go back. You have work to do. You have a place there. That’s where we should go.”
“You’re not going back there,” Regent said.
“I have to,” she whispered. “I think it will help me move forward. Even if it’s just for a few days.”
“You sure?” Liam asked her.
She straightened her shoulders. “Yes.”
“So brave,” he told her. “We’ll go. But if you can’t deal with being there, we’ll leave. No arguments.”
“No arguments.”
“I don’t like it. But fuck, okay,” Regent groaned. “Do you need to be sedated?”
“I . . .” Shit. She wished she could say no, but the idea of getting on a plane and flying off . . . but then, she would be asleep, helpless. “I don’t know.”
“Jilly might have some. Take them with you. You can always take them on the plane. I love you, sister.”
“Love you too.” Regent hugged her then disappeared to talk to Jilly.
Victor came up to her and lifted her up. “You’ll call.”
“I will. Take care of him.”
“Of course.”
20
Nico brushed Lottie’s hair back from her face as he stared down at her.
It had been a brutal night for her. Fuck. For all of them. Going through the tunnels, the plane trip then car ride here. But she was finally in their penthouse apartment. In the end, she’d asked for the sedatives once on the plane. She’d been worried about getting hysterical and causing issues.
Fuck. They didn’t care what issues she had. All they wanted was her with them.
Didn’t matter anymore. She was here. She wasn’t going anywhere. Leaning down, he kissed her forehead. He’d gotten her undressed and into one of his T-shirts. He should let her sleep.
And go and deal with their lord and master.
Hell, his work was never done.
He strode into the living room and slumped back on the sofa, watching as Liam paced back and forth. The tension coming off him was palatable.
No way would he get to sleep like this. Nico would have to help him calm down first.
Liam stilled and turned to him. The anger and anguish on his face floored Nico. “She’s safe, Liam.”
“She nearly wasn’t. You nearly weren’t.”
“We weren’t in any danger. It was the FBI, they wouldn’t have hurt us.”
“They could have taken you both from me.”
“We would have been okay.”
“You had to walk through damp, dangerous tunnels to get to safety. Without me. That’s not fucking acceptable.” Liam turned, slamming a fist into the wall.
