Mrs. Gable stood near the console table, hands folded, expression as unreadable as ever. She looked at me, then at the collar, then at Xavier.“The primary suite is prepared,” she said. “Refrigerator is stocked. Mr. Ashborne’s team has completed the perimeter review. Miss Wilson is in the east sitting room as requested.”Brie.“You asked to see her,” he said. “You have twenty minutes. Then she leaves. Kaelen stays on the floor. Mrs. Gable will show her out.”I didn’t argue. Not yet.Brie stood when I entered the sitting room. She looked relief when she saw me. “You look like shit,” she said.“Missed you too.”She stepped forward and hugged me carefully, mindful of the residual injuries. When she pulled back, her gaze dropped to the Gleipnir and stayed there.“So it’s permanent.”“Yes.”“And you’re staying.”“For now.”Brie’s mouth tightened. “He’s watching the door, isn’t he?”“He’s watching everything.”We spoke in low voices for the full twenty minutes. I told her the contingency w
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