I glance down at my brother, who is still lying motionless on the hospital bed, while anger pulses through my veins.  I want to get the people who did this. With each passing day, keeping the King’s condition a secret gets harder and harder.  More people are wondering where he is and why he hasn’t been seen since the attack.  With each question, a growing number of people are wondering if something serious has happened to him. However, it is too early to confess his true situation.  I know Dee is as passionate about finding the attackers as I am.  I’m not going to stop her from searching, but she also needs to realize if things go sideways, she may have to come out of hiding.  This will be the first time since the royal family has enacted the hidden heir protocol many generations ago that the protocol may have to be exposed and an heir come out of hiding. I hope that we don’t have to get to

I sit up straight in my chair, and I slowly scan around the conference table. Still nothing.   I have some of the best people working for me, but we can’t seem to get a simple clue. I turn my attention towards Trevor and clear my throat.  “Tell me something good.  Did you get something about either the disposable phone or how the person got into our highly secure system and deleted one schedule?”He shifts around in his seat before he straightens his back.  He doesn’t shy away from my stare.  Instead, he looks directly at me and pushes his glasses up.  “Well, we have found some things.  Unfortunately, not enough to give us a clear idea of who or where they are at.”Yes.  Finally.I nearly catapult from my seat.  “What is it?”Uncle Charles, on my right, nods his head and demands, “Spill it.  We need to know.”

I don’t know what Uncle Charles is thinking.  Why would he all of a sudden insist on me going to some noble person’s apartment to answer questions?  He is perfectly capable of doing that himself.  He doesn’t need to drag me into it too. I grunt under my breath as I march towards the solid mahogany door.  The brass doorknob sparkles as if telling me this is the way.   As I stop in front of the door, I sigh, and once again, I wonder why I’m here. I have too much stuff going on back at the office, so I need to make this quick.  With my irritation etched across my face, I push the doorbell. An eloquent set of bells in a calm and welcoming rhythm seep through the door.  My slight frown slowly gives way to a small smile.  That is the same doorbell chime that my parents use at their private villa in the mountains. The initial coldness along with the air of wealth

This is just the kind of luck I need.  I’ll have to thank Rose later for helping me out. As soon as Dee leaves the office, I send Max and Trevor a message to come see me.  The two walk into my makeshift office just as I’m pulling open the files.  Before I can say anything, Max tentatively asks, “Is it safe to discuss this right now?  Aren’t we running the risk that Dee will walk in?”A chuckle rolls off my lips as I shake my head.  “No.  She has gone out on an assignment, and she probably won’t be back for some time.  So, it is safe right now.  However, we can’t waste any time.  We need to talk about what has been found and what our next move is.”  I continue to pull open the files on my computer.  “Hopefully, you have some good news for me.”Max and Trevor quickly take their seats in front of the table. Max nods.  &ldq

Shit. I sit in my chair and blankly stare at the wall in front of me.  I still can’t believe Shane’s article gave me away.  Well, my extremely smart niece can connect the dots quickly, which is one reason she is so good at her job. I still can’t believe that I have caved to her, however, I know that look.  It is the same look that her father has.  Everyone has learned to give in right away because he isn’t budging.  He has made his mind up and that is final. It didn’t take long, and I had Max and Trevor in her office providing a full detailed report of everything that we have hidden from her.  We also informed her that the Queen doesn’t know about how close Shane is to the actual attackers, which luckily, she agreed with. Besides Dee, we also had to deal with Page and her anger, too.  Fortunately, after we revealed everything, the two girls are now satisfied, bu