Good save.
She was too busy congratulating herself to memorize where they were going.
Drat.
Left. Straight. Right? Why was this house so complicated?
And why was he so quiet? It was disturbing.
“Sorry to interrupt you,” she said. “I should have just asked my guard dog where to go.”
“Guard dog?” he asked.
“North has been checking in every five minutes to make sure I’m still here. I think he thinks I’m going to do a runner.”
“Are you going to do a runner?” Jared asked.
“I would if I thought I wouldn’t get caught,” she muttered.
“I would advise against it. I don’t want to lock you in your room. But if I have to in order to keep you safe. I will.”
Jared led her into an enormous kitchen. It was gorgeous. Sage green cabinets and white counters with a huge island in the middle. A strange man was working at the island with his back to her.
She came to a stop. Was this one of the family? Was it someone she’d met before? She didn’t want to be around anyone from her past life here.
Other than Jared and North.
But when he turned, she saw a stranger who had a kind smile.
Whew.
“This is our cook, Rex,” Jared said. “Rex, meet Angie. She’s staying for a while.”
Rex nodded to her. “Nice to meet you, Angie.”
“You too,” she replied.
“Rex has been with me a long time and he’s extremely loyal,” Jared said to her quietly. “He won’t betray me just in case you were wondering.”
Drat. That hadn’t occurred to her.
Idiot.
“Can you get her some snacks?” Jared asked Rex.
“Of course. Looks like she could do with some feeding up.”
Did everyone have an opinion on the way she looked?
Sheesh.
Rex loaded her up with snacks and she made her way back to the living room to find North waiting.
“Looking for me?” she asked sweetly.
“Just checking that you’re behaving.”
“I haven’t run. Yet.”
