Surprise Meeting

Alicia’s POV

Before anything else could happen, there was the distinct sound of a vibrating phone.

Acker immediately tensed and raised a hand to stop me from speaking and I found I couldn’t disobey.

He brought out his phone from his pocket and answered the incoming call.

“Javier,” his tone was terse and I wondered what was being said on the other end as his expression morphed from stoic to pleased. “Good. We were expecting him. Let him through.”

My brows furrowed as he exchanged a wordless glance with Mikael. The two men seemed to be having a conversation without having to say anything, and Mikael’s expression also bore satisfaction, his lips quirked up in a tiny little smirk that made his face look just a little bit more handsome.

I looked away, wondering what they were so pleased about. This couldn’t be anything good, could it?

“Well look at the time,” Mikael’s spoke as Acker ended the call. “You have a visitor, tesoro.”

“A visitor?” I couldn’t help the disbelief in my voice. Who wo