Mikel paced like a trapped leopard in his main workroom, back and forth, back and forth, lost in thought.
The initial shock at seeing Bella alive had been replaced with both a need to punish those who tried to keep them apart, and a huge longing to take her into his arms and profess his love. But she had at least one person with her, presumably all the time. She still had a sling on her right arm, and she didn’t look that stable walking into the building; no one in their right mind would leave her alone right now.
Be rational for a moment, his mind counseled. If you use the proper enticement, it does not matter if she’s alone or not. Find something she holds dear, use it as bait. She will come to you.
Yeah, right. Like what?
Mikel didn’t have access to her outside the Institute. He had
