When she bit her lip, he wondered what or who worried her. The idea of it being a who, particularly a male, had him voicing his concerns out loud. “Will someone be worried over your absence?” Rather than bluntly ask her if she lived alone, he chose to go with subtlety. When she turned to him, her expression amused, he realized she saw right through him. Hell, he’d never had much use for subtlety. With his men, a direct command, sometimes accompanied by a kick in the arse, worked best. “They might be, so it is a good thing I have returned unharmed. My, ah…Uncle Gus is a veteran of the Crimea, fierce, war-trained, and extremely overprotective of me. You’d be wise to remember that.” Her smile flashed bright before she turned away. He blinked at her warning. She dismissed subtlety and went straight for overkill. Recovering, he leaned around her to grasp the door latch before she reached it. “Allow me, I wouldn’t want to get on the wrong foot so soon with your…ah, uncle, is it?”
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