Кристина Холлис – Royal and Ruthless: Innocent Mistress, Royal Wife / Prince of Scandal / Weight of the Crown (страница 23)

Several hours later Rafiq asked abruptly, ‘Where is M’selle Sinclair?’

‘She went up to her room shortly after she had dinner, sir.’

‘Thank you.’ He strode up the staircase, slowing a little when the passage forked to go to Lexie’s room.

Damn, he wanted her! After that moment’s hesitation, he went on past. In his own room he swore beneath his breath when he saw the red light blinking on the communication device that connected him to the head of security.

‘Yes?’ he barked into it.

‘Sorry, sir, but there’s just been an attempted robbery in the strongroom at the citadel. It looks like an inside job on the fire-diamond vaults.’

Rafiq’s head came up. Harshly he ordered, ‘Go on.’

He listened keenly as she concisely laid out the evening’s events. ‘A man armed with the correct passwords infiltrated the citadel and got as far as the vaults before the alarms finally picked up his presence.’

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