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“You told hielina couldn’t believe it Betrayal? From Alec?

“I didn’t have to He already knew But yeah, I confirmed it”

“Ho did he know?”

“Apparently you, along with everyone else on the security details, are under observation by Zakhar’s secret intelligence service”

She blinked but made the connection “The assassination atteated I did not realize” She glanced down at her hands “I aht of this I should have—”

He crushed her hands in his “Don’t apologize If you think I give a darip but still kept possession of her hands “I know you wanted to keep our relationship a secret, at least for a while Especially from your captain” She still refused to look up, but she sensed his internal struggle, could hear the strain in his voice “But I’m not ashamed, and as far as I’m concerned, the whole world can know about us Or the whole world can go to hell”

She raised her face to his then, and saw the truth in his eyes “I refused to lie to your captain,” Alec said now, a hard edge to his voice “When he told me he knew about us, I adht to keep your private life private, so long as it doesn’t impact your job And he knows it won’t”

“Then he does not think less of me? It is not an issue?”

“Why the hell should he think less of you?” The challenge in his words was , breathing woman, not an automaton Neither is he In fact—” He stopped abruptly, as if he wasn’t sure he should say anything more But then he said, “In fact, I just found out he has a date tonight with my administrative assistant”

“A date?” Angelina couldn’t believe it “Captain Zale?”

Alec laughed suddenly, and then she did, too “What’s wrong with that? As far as I can tell, he’s a nor parts You act like he’s not allowed to be human”