Ruthless King

“Victor, wait in the car.”

Wow. That was kind of rude. Regent walked toward her as Victor turned and left.

“That wasn’t very nice. You should have said please,” she scolded.

Regent paused. “What?”

“You should have said please when you asked him to sit in the car.”

“Baby, I didn’t ask him. And Victor works for me.”

“But he’s your brother first. Right?”

“Of course,” he said promptly. “But he is used to doing things this way.”

Did that mean they couldn’t change?

What are you doing, Jilly? You’re the one who needs to change. Not Regent. This is his world now.

“I’m sorry I acted like a toddler.”

He cupped her cheeks. “It was a bit cute.”

It was?

He ran a finger down her nose. “I’m sorry I can’t bring you. But I cannot have you that close to danger. It would be a distraction.”

Jilly nodded. “I know. I understand. It’s just hard to wait at home.”

He fingered the top of her dress. “This is new.”

She’d managed to get a couple of items sent overnight. Today she thought she’d try to dress classier.

So she was wearing a black, fitted dress with a beige band around the waist. It was expensive and made from gorgeous fabric. It reached just below her knees and had a sweetheart neckline.

But she wasn’t sure this dress was her.

However, if Regent liked it . . .

“Do you like it?” she whispered.

“Baby, you’d look beautiful in whatever you wore.”

Jeez. That was smooth.

Hopefully, the other clothes she’d ordered would feel more like her. She’d also bought a few sexy negligees.

Those were the things she was most excited about. And she hoped Regent liked them too.

“It’s just hard to wait here, worrying,” she whispered.

“How about if I call you from the car and keep you on speaker phone?”

“You’d do that?”

“I need you to be safe for my peace of mind. I couldn’t survive anything happening to you. However, I don’t like the idea of you worrying the whole time.”

“That works for me. Thank you.” She leaned up on tiptoes to kiss his cheek.