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She blinked at him in surprise. Eddie had no idea that Alex had any ties to the royal family of Arendel.
She glanced up at Alex, his face serious, “Where was she, Alistair?”
“A room in the basement, from the looks of it she’d been tied up there.”
Alex’s grip on her arm tightened. She refused to look at him, her mind still reeling. She faintly heard Alex and Alistair discussing her, but her mind tuned them out as she took a look at her surroundings.
She was in a seedy bar. The bar had been completely turned over. Broken plates, chairs, and tables littered the floor. In the center of the bar, several men were tied up, including Johannes.
Eddie flinched when her eyes landed on him. She didn’t want him to have any more power over her, but the bruises and pain she felt were too fresh. Alex felt her flinch and he squeezed her gently, his arms still wrapped around her.
“What happened?” she asked
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