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Leo finished his interrogation of Alistair and then turned to
Caroline, his voice deadly serious. "Carol, you know your father.
He''s tough. This guy might not pass muster."
Ugh, it sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.
But Alistair couldn''t bring himself to care all that much.
The truth was, ever since he found out Caroline and her old man
weren''t exactly on speaking terms, getting the seal of approval
from the richest man had dropped way down on his list of
priorities.
Caroline''s expression hardened. "He''s my man. I don''t need anyone''s damn approval."
Leo frowned, a crease forming between his brows, "Caroline, can
you just stop being so damn stubborn for once in your life?"
They were both like older brothers to her, in a way. But Julian was
never annoying like this. He always saw things from Caroline''s
perspective, always had her back, always supportive.
Leo, on the other hand... Maybe it was the blood tie that made him feel so
entitled, or maybe his high-and-mighty social status had just turned him into a
bossy jerk, but every time he opened his
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Doesn''t he get it? Caroline isn''t some naive little girl he could just push around!
Alistair wasn''t about to stand by and let anyone talk down to
his wife. "My wife makes her own choices for her own life. She doesn''t need anyone else telling her what to do or how to live it." For some reason, that really set Leo off. He jabbed a finger at Alistair, his face a mask of pure arrogance and contempt. "And who the hell do you think you are, calling me an outsider?" The words were barely out of his mouth before Caroline''s hand shed out and smacked him clean across the face. It happened
so fast that Alistair didn''t even see iting.
Okay, so Alistair missed the action. Not like the pnded on his face, after all.
But Leo, incredibly, didn''t see iting either. He just stood there, stunned, after taking the hit full-on,pletely poleaxed.
And why wouldn''t he be? He was a chart-topping, critically
acimed singer-songwriter, used to people fawning over him
wherever he went. Forget getting pped. Most people barely dared to raise their voices in his presence.
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Caroline, her face like ice, mimicked Leo''s earlier gesture, pointing right at his nose. "You will speak to my husband with respect! And if there''s a next time, I swear, you''ll be eating your meals through a
straw!"
Her tone left no room for doubt. She wasn''t bluffing.
Even her own rtives weren''t safe if they dared to disrespect
Alistair. She''d go full scorched-earth on anyone.
Alistair was floored, incredibly touched by how fiercely and unequivocally Caroline defended him.
A wife like this? Seriously, what more could a guy possibly ask for?
Wait a minute, though. When I''d first charged in, I''d put myself between her and
that guy. When the hell does she start ying bodyguard for me?
"You actually hit me for him? I''m your actual cousin, for God''s sake!" Leo looked like his whole world was crumbling.
Caroline''s voice was cold, ruthless. "And he''s my actual husband!
Now, why don''t you make yourself scarce and get the hell away from me!"
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Leo clutched his chest dramatically, ring daggers at Alistair. "What did you do
to her? Did you put some kind of spell on her or something?"
Alistair just sighed, a wave of weariness washing over him.
He vaguely remembered, way back when he and Caroline first got together, Julian
actually asking him if he knew some kind of ck magic...
Even the usually unppable, seen-it-all Mabel hadn''t been able topletely mask the searching, spective look in her eyes
when she first met him.
All their reactions pointed to one undeniable truth. Before Alistair, Caroline had never, ever been close to another man.
Besides him, the only people in her tight-knit inner circle were Eloise, Mabel, and Julian. Hér social life was so incredibly sparse that it was almost heartbreaking.
But it was clear now that it was her choice. She didn''t like a
crowded,plicated life and had actively, deliberately kept most people at arm''s length.
Alistair felt an overwhelming sense of honor and privilege to have been allowed into her exclusive world, and not just allowed in, but to have been made such an incredibly important part of it.
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Even though Alistair honestly truly had no earthly idea why
Caroline liked him, he knew, deep down in his bones, that it wasn''t
because of the System.
The System had been crystal clear at that point. It had only
provided the opportunity for them to meet. Everything that had happened after
that, their entire rtionship, had all unfolded
naturally, organically, all of them. The System had nothing to do
with it.
And that knowledge filled Alistair with an immense, profound
sense of relief.
His current, almost ridiculously smooth-sailing life had a lot to do with the System''s behind-the-scenes help, but if Caroline''s feelings for him had also been some kind of System-generated perk? That would have seriously, fundamentally grossed him out.
Feelings and emotions are the most sacred, special things in this world. If even those can be manipted and messed with, then what''s left to believe in, to hold
onto?
"Leo, what in God''s name happened to your face? The concert''s about to start! You can''t go out there and face your fans looking like that! Who did this to you? Was it them?"
Leo''s assistant came rushing over, noticed Leo''s bruised and
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swollen face, and let out a shriek that could curdle milk, immediately pointing an using finger at Alistair and Caroline.
"You two have some serious nerve! Do you have any idea who this is? If this concert gets cancelled because of you, can you even begin to fathom the kind of damages you''ll be on the hook for? I''m calling the cops! Right now! I''m having you both arrested!"
Leo rubbed his temples, a vein throbbing with irritation. "Call the cops? Are you kidding me? You think I''m not embarrassed enough as it is? You want to ster my messed-up face all over the goddamn tabloids?"
The assistant was practically wringing his hands. "But Leo, your
face..."
Leo snapped, his patience clearly gone. "What about my face? It''s not like I make
a living off my pretty boy looks, you know, hey! Don''t you two walk away from me! I''m not finished talking yet!"
The assistant, suddenly emboldened by Leo''s presence, tried to block Alistair and Caroline, who were already heading for the exit,pletely ignoring him. "You think you can just assault someone and then waltz off? You two are in some serious, deep trouble! You can expect a nasty letter from ourwyer, real soon!" He lunged forward a little too aggressively, looking like he was about to barrel right into Caroline. Alistair''s brow furrowed, and
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with a movement so quick and smooth it was almost a blur, he took the assistant
down, too!
The assistant was, yet again, renderedpletely speechless.
Leo, still gingerly rubbing his own bruised face, was also
momentarily speechless.
Damn, this kid actually gets some serious moves!
Caroline looked up at Alistair, her eyes shining with pure
adoration. "Honey, you''re so amazing!"
Alistair puffed out his chest a little, a smug grin ying on his lips.
"Well, naturally!"
Leo nearly choked on his own spit.
Me and my assistant... Are we seriously just bing unwilling props in this
couple''s sickeningly sweet love-fest?
No, we aren''t even worthy of being called props because these
two psychos haven''t treated us like actual threats from the
goddamn get-go! Ugh! This is humiliating!
Leo''s gaze followed the sleek, expensive car as it sped away, his mind racing.
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Who the hell is this guy, anyway? How has he managed to turn the
ice-cold, unapproachable Caroline into this soft, gentle, almost simpering
woman?
Leo, his expression utterly dazed, actually raised his hand and
gave himself a light p across the cheek.
Ow! Okay, it hurts. So, it''s definitely not a dream!
His assistant, groaning and moaning, finally managed to pick
himself up off the ground and limped over to Leo, "Leo, are we just
gonna let this slide? Just like that?"
Leo shot him a withering re. "What else do you suggest we do, genius? Didn''t
you just see me get my ass handed to me on a silver tter? And you still charged in like a brainless idiot!"
Come to think of it, every single time I''d ever been well and truly humiliated in my entire life, Caroline has somehow been involved!
Damn it, it had just been too long since we''d actually seen each other. My judgment has been way off. I''d actually thought that getting out into the real world and bing independent and sessful would have mellowed her out and smoothed some of
her rougher edges. Who knows...
Actually, Caroline''s temper has gotten better. Significantly better. But apparently,
that improvement is reserved exclusively for that
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guy...
Who the hell is that guy?
He just waltzes in,pletely out of nowhere, and somehow manages to snatch
away my one-in-a-million, totally unique Caroline! I am not having it! This is not
okay!
Leo was still fuming, lost in his own indignant thoughts,pletely oblivious to the fact that his assistant was furtively tapping away on his phone, sending a detailed, y-by-y
ount of everything that had just happened.
A momentter, the assistant''s phone buzzed with a reply: [Tell that Freya chick
about all this. And drop a hint that if she ever wants a snowball''s chance in hell of being his wife, she needs to prove she knows how to help her man get his dignity
back when he''s been wronged.]
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