From Ashes of Scandals to His Embrace novel Chapter 371

Adolphus knew he wasn’t imagining things. He glanced at the guns everyone was holding, then walked straight to her side.

His voice was cold, barely above a whisper. “Weren’t you supposed to be in Apex?”

He’d called her, double-checked her travel plans. How did she end up here out of nowhere?

“Did you come looking for me? Do you even know where you are? Do you realize how dangerous it is? Bullets don’t care who you are. What if you got hurt?”

She barely had time to react before he pulled the sniper rifle from her shoulder, handed it to Egan, and wrapped her in a tight hug.

The moment he was sure it was her, Adolphus felt fear for the first time. He honestly couldn’t handle the idea of anything happening to Laurinda.

His crew quickly stepped in, forming a protective ring around them, guns at the ready, eyes locked on the other side.

Laurinda was pressed against his chest, feeling the slight tremble in his arms as he held her. The cold edge in her eyes softened just a little. Her voice was rough. “Would you believe me if I said I was just passing by?”

Adolphus let out a quiet, frustrated laugh. He loosened his grip and set his hands on her shoulders, gently pushing her back so he could look her in the eye.

“You’re telling me your flight from Cabinda to Apex just happened to go through here?”

Laurinda met his gaze, saw the teasing glint in his eyes, and felt a little embarrassed. She rubbed her nose.

“Oh, come on, that’s not important. I’ll explain later.”

“You shouldn’t have come.” He didn’t push her for more. There was more resignation than anger in his voice. He really didn’t want her tangled up in this.

Laurinda didn’t answer. She turned to look at the three men off in the distance, her eyes landing on the one with ruined legs. Her stare was icy cold.

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