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The ride home was stifling. Iris kept her gaze on the road the entire ride and when the car rolled to a stop in front of the house, she was out of the car before anyone could say a word.

Luca ran after her but her legs were faster. He hurried up the stairs just as she entered the hallway and opened the door.

“Princess” Luca tried to stop her before she disappeared into the guest bedroom but failed.

Maverick and Ace gave him that pitiful glance that he had come to hate but he waved them off.

“Is she close?” He asked Maverick before the bulky man could step out of the room with Ace.

“Yes. She should be here in a few minutes” Maverick replied and gave him a nod before they disappeared.

Luca leaned on the wall across the guest bedroom and folded his hands over his chest as he stared at the closed doors.

She was particularly more sensitive today since it was Hailey’s burial ceremony and he understood so he would give her the space she needed no matter how much it killed him to see her in