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~ René ~
I was surprised to find that I actually enjoyed talking with Alessandro. He had a keen mind and a vast array of information in his head. He'd seen and done a lot, even more than I had. Of course, he was about a hundred years older than me so that only made sense.
He had also traveled the world and seen many of the same places I had had, so we had that in common. We even knew some of the same people.
Not a plus.
"This is me," I said when we reached my apartment building. "It used to be a warehouse, but someone had retrofitted it about ten years back and turned it into loft apartments. I'm on the top floor."
Alessandro frowned as he glanced up the side of the building. "You said someone was waiting for you in your loft and that's when they attacked you?"
"Yes."
Where was he going with that question?
"Why?" I asked.
"How did they get in?"
"I don't know. I got knocked out after getting clocked over the head. I woke up on the way to the hospital. I haven't had a chance to look around yet."
Alessandro's lips turned down in a grimace. "My men have been here since you were attacked. I'm sure we'll find the answer."
Wasn't sure how I felt about strangers roaming around in my apartment, even if they were Alessandro's guards. Kind of felt like an invasion of my privacy.
On the other hand, they were keeping the place safe, so I guess I couldn't argue too much. Well, I could, but I knew when to pick my battles, and this wasn't one I wanted to fight.
I'd rather find out who attacked me.
"Did you tell anyone about me?" I asked as I led the way into the building. "I mean, that I'm your mate?"
"Just Tashi and Paolo, and I trust both of them with my life."
"Tashi and Paolo?"
"Tashiama is the head of my security. He's been with me for decades. Paolo is my personal assistant and... I guess you could call him my personal butler. He keeps me glued together."
"Glued together is...good."
Alessandro chuckled. "He's a virtual genius. I have no doubt that if he had decided to go into the business world, he'd be a billionaire tycoon."
"Why didn't he?"
"You know, I never really asked. His family has been butlers for my family for generations. Usually, they are household butlers, but when I became prince, I chose Paolo as my personal butler and assistant. I needed him to be able to go where I went, not be tied down to a house. His older brother Benito is the house butler on my family's estate."
"My parents have Tito, but he's more in charge of security than anything. Due to the nature of my parents' and Pierre's relationship, they tend to keep a low level of household staff. Not everyone understands."
I'd grown up knowing that the private moments between my father and Pierre were just that. Private. To the world, he was simply my uncle, my mother's twin brother.
I hated that.
I wanted to be able to shout to said world that Pierre was a very important member of our household. I wanted my father to be able to share his love of Pierre in public.
Half the time, Pierre didn't even attend the social functions my parents went to because my mother was the one on my father's arm, not him.
Maybe I needed to warn Alessandro about that before he made another mistake.
"Hey, about Pierre and my parents..."
