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Alec’s attempts to engage Diana in conversation the next morning failed spectacularly. She avoided him by fussing over Katie whenever he got too close.
The little girl was adorable and very shy. And she was clearly worried about what was going to happen to her.
Katie asked a few questions about Pedro, and Alec shot Diana a disapproving look before he could stop himself, ratcheting up the tension between them. It got a hundred times worse when she overheard him on the phone, instructing his people to look into other options in vague terms the little one wouldn’t understand.
He genuinely didn’t know what Diana was thinking, telling Katie that Pedro would take care of her. He’d called his man in Boston and was gratified to hear that Pedro was doing better. But he was still far from wel
