Chapter 133

Jozef shook his head as he strode away from the master suite, trying to cast off the anger. He knew his response was over the top, but he couldn't help the sense of betrayal that he got every time he thought of Shaun deliberately placing herself in danger to trap his aunt.

He'd gone in to talk to her, to tell her that Dasha had been taken into custody. He'd been determined to keep his temper, but every step that brought him closer to her reminded him that yet another person he loved had betrayed him. He tried to tell himself that Shaun didn't understand his world, didn't understand the loyalty that was expected of her.

Then he'd seen her and forgotten everything except how it could have easily been her instead of Ayaan staring down the barrel of Dasha's gun that morning.

If her bodyguard hadn't been quick in both thoughts and actions, Jozef might not have known what was going on. Dasha was highly intelligent and had been coming and going from the hospital pretty