Chapter 55
"And the fact that she has a boyfriend?" Phoenix asked from where he was apparently defending the blanket fort from an invasion of stuffed animals under R's direction. "How does that factor into your rational, defensible business decisions?"
Rhys felt something uncomfortable twist in his chest at the mention of Dante. "Her personal relationships are none of my concern."
"Except they clearly are," Phoenix said, using his 'magic sword'—actually a wooden spoon R had handed him—to fend off an attacking teddy bear. "Because you got noticeably tense when I mentioned him. And because according to Orion's report, you made a point of asking her about him. Multiple times."
"I was gathering information about her support system," Rhys said, his voice cooling. "Understanding her personal
