Missi And Duke Novels & Stories

"Besides, if we're going to face a firing squad today, at least we look like a unit." Her smile fades slightly at the mention of my family, but she nods. "A united front." "Always." We grab our wallets, passports, and keys from the entry table. I double-check on my door, before we head downstairs to the front door. Duke is leaning against the driver's side door, sunglasses on despite the overcast morning sky, holding a toothpick between his teeth. "Look at the lovebirds," Duke calls out as we approach. He grabs the tooth-pick and points it at our shirts. "Tell me you guys planned to match and this is not some weird telepathic couple thing?"

Duke winked towards Alexa who wasn't even expecting it. "So how long did y'all date for?" I asked him. "About a year." He shrugged casually. "Yo, you dated a forty year old woman for a year? Wow!!" Ramirez exclaimed in exaggeration. "Yeah, she was rich and I needed that wealth and connection." Duke retorted in a 'duh' tone. "How did y'all break up?" Jamie asked, obviously all for the tea. "I told her I had to move out of the country because of a new business link and she bought it."

Duke Alexander eyed Alessandra suspiciously who just beamed innocently at him. But it did not fool him. Since the moment he met her, he had known the manipulative soul lay behind her innocent smile. “The duke and duchess of Terrence duchy were murdered,” Alexander said with a smile. “Since the young duchess is comparing the two incidents, I am even more curious as to what happened to the Maximillan duchess and her family.”

I could faintly hear the voice from the other end because Duke was standing very close to me. “Calm down, Duke,” Alpheaus said. “You know I introduced you to them. They promised to make up for the loss. Duke sighed. “How, doctor?” Oh, it's his doctor? My eyebrows raised slightly. “They will send one of their most excellent award-winning escort for you tonight.” I blinked. Escort? “Fine,” Duke replied shortly. Then he started walking away while still talking on the phone. “And they should better make sure there are no more mistakes this time.”