Retrieval

Mikael’s POV

Mio Dio, seeing her face again, even the disgruntled expression, sent me reeling with emotions I could hardly place a name to, although relief was one of them.

I was still angry with her, after the revelation of the children’s existence to me, and the fact that she had LIED to me and to Madden.

Still… she was still the woman I did love and I was willing to look past it, even if it would take time for my brain and body to sync up with that decision.

“There has been word from Cross,” I finally said and gestured to the study. I wanted to ask her what had caused that look of annoyance on her face as she sighed. I had Cleo briefly come to the house for a debriefing. Not because she was important but because somehow I had gotten myself involved with the assassin again. She was a wily one and I was going to keep her in my sights until I was sure she wasn’t a the great.

Had Alicia noticed her presence?

I pushed that thought out of my mind and focused on taking her to the study an