Chapter 61

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“Are you ready?” Mr. Radclyffe asked Lyle.

“Almost. I have one more question.” Lyle worried his lip with his teeth, uncertain if he really wanted to ask it. He had a horrible feeling he knew what the answer would be. If he was right, it would add another very distressing layer to his already altered life.

“Yes?”

“Does Damien work for you? Did you have him watching me, to keep me safe from this Orsino and his sister?”

“He does, and I did. What happened because of that was something I hadn’t foreseen. If I had, I might have chosen someone else, probably another woman.”

“Another…? Oh. You had someone keeping an eye on things during the day, too.”

“Of course. I would have been foolish not to.”

Lyle buried his face in his hands. “I thought it was too good to be true. How could someone like him see me as more than a job?”

“Lyle…” Felicia came over to kneel in front of him. “Look at me, please.”

He hesitated, and then did, seeing compassion in her gaze.