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“Yes?”his smooth, dark voice said.

“I need to talk to you,” Ivy said.“Can I come down to your office?”

“I happen to be free right now,” Xathan replied.

“Great.I’ll see you soon,” she said in anticipation.Leaving the walky-talky behind, she carried the cup of coffee with her as she took the elevator downstairs.Xathan’s guards nodded at her when she approached his office.She nodded back, then knocked.

“Enter,” her lover called out.His smile lifted her spirits when she entered, then shut the door.“You brought me more coffee,” he noted.

“It’s just an excuse to see you,” Ivy explained, putting the cup on his desk.“Oliver just called his original staff members to his office,” she said.

Sitting back in his chair while she leaned against his desk, Xathan listened intently to her report.“So, Governor Giamano has become paranoid,” he mused when she was done.“Do you think he’ll be a danger to you and your colleagues?”

“I doubt it,” Ms.Roche replied.“His mind is fractured and he’s a bit unpredictable, though.”

“Thank you for bringing this to my attention, Ivy,” Xathan said, gaze drifting from her face, down to her feet and back up again.“Show me how you want me to reward you,” he ordered.

Flushing with desire, Ivy lifted her skirt to reveal she wasn’t wearing any underwear.She turned her back to him, then leaned over his desk and widened her stance.“I think you know what I want, Xathan,” she said huskily as she assumed his favorite position.

His chair squeaked as he stood up.She heard the noise of a zipper and fabric rustling as Xathan’s trousers dropped to the floor.Large hands came to rest on her hips, then he thrust himself into her.She moaned in reaction, then clutched hold of the desk as the dark-skinned man of her dreams proceeded to reward her well.

Chapter Thirty-Two

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RAHAB DIDN’T WORK OUTconstantly to try to improve his already perfect body.None of the knights or soldiers ever changed, except for Berit after his offspring had drained his energy.Even he’d bounced back before having the liquids siphoned out of his body by Wynter again.Rahab worked out to try to control his rage.He needed an outlet and something to keep him busy, or he could snap and go on an endless rampage.

Sensing three of his lackeys approaching the gym, he scowled.It could only be Xathan, since his other minions moved in groups of four and five.Xathan had different duties from the rest of the Alpha Team who’d sired cambions.He didn’t roam around the streets in search of Xanthia Xen.Semiaza had claimed the female and had squirreled her to his base.Instead, his unofficial advisor had an assortment of tasks that kept him in the city.

Xathan entered the gym, leaving his guards behind.Rahab automatically muted the huge room to give them privacy when he saw the male’s grave expression.“I have news about Oliver Giamano, Lord,” Xathan said.

Blowing out a sigh, Rahab put the bar loaded up with weights on its stand.“What’s the news?”he asked, standing and running his hands through his chestnut-colored hair.

“Ms.Roche informed me that her employer has become paranoid,” Xathan said, then relayed the information he’d been given.

“The politician has been faking being compliant for almost a month and neither of us noticed it?”Rahab said in mild surprise.