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    He wasn’t jealous for the sake of it. He simply knew what Jeff was after. But how was he supposed to say that without sounding petty?


    Ste let out a soft sigh. “So, you came all the way here just to tell me Jeff’s intentions aren’t pure?”


    William pressed his lips together and shook his head.


    “Then what is it?” she asked.


    He opened his mouth to speak, but the waiter appeared just then, setting atte down in front of him.


    Once the waiter left, William finally said, “Nina’s escaped.”


    Ste froze. “Escaped?”


    That didn’t sound possible. No one had ever slipped from William’s grip. Nina was the first.


    William’s jaw tightened. Clearly, this had blindsided him as well. “She nted someone among my men. They broke her out not long after she was captured.”


    Ste frowned. “How could Nina nt someone in your team?” Nina had only just returned to the country.


    He nced at her, already knowing what she was thinking. “It was Amon.”


    That name made the picture clearer.


    Amon had vanished abroad for years without a trace. No one knew whether Erebus had taken him back or if he had gone into hiding.


    If William’s team had unknowingly included Amon’s people, then Nina’s escape suddenly made sense.


    Still.


    “When did Amon and Nina start working together?” she asked quietly. How had they crossed paths?


    “Not sure,” William said. “Amon’s only been back for a short time. My guess is they met recently.”


    It figured. They shared amon target—her and William. Teaming up to reach their separate goals wasn’t much of a stretch.


    Ste’s brows drew together as she thought it through. “Nina probably won’t leave the country right away,” she said.


    That much she was certain of. Nina still belonged to the Carter family, and no matter how much she trusted Amon, she wouldn’t dare defy her grandfather or her brother.


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    Besides, Amon couldn’t be her shield forever. Eventually, she would have to rely on the Carters again.


    William gave a short nod in silent agreement.


    “She’ll go back to the Carters. Maybe not the mansion, but she’ll return to her own ce.”


    The Carter family’s business had shifted back home ever since Karson found Ste. They had stayed put for a while, with Norene’s family following suit, trying to remain in Karson’s good graces.


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