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Chapter 101

After the interview, Grayson and Ari headed back to the castle, along with the rest of the Royal Family. Grayson wrapped his arm around Ari, who was leaning against him. "So, do you think the interview did any good?" Ari asked, looking up at him with innocent eyes. Grayson sighed. He didn't want to lie to her, but he didn't want her to worry unnecessarily, either. "I'm not sure. But at least the truth is out there. The public can't fault us for that. I just hope it satisfies the people. The one thing we don't need is a Civil War.""Well, let's just hope it doesn't come down to that," Ari replied. "I think it went well. I just hope that Marcus doesn't do anything stupid."Grayson smirked. "That's a lot to ask," he said, his voice filled with sarcasm. Ari yawned when they pulled up in front of the castle a little while later. "Tired?" Grayson asked her.Ari nodded. "Just a little, but I'm fine.""You haven't had any time to relax since we came back," Grayson observed. "Why don't you
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Chapter 102

No one knew that Grayson was meeting Marcus, except Hal. He had begged him not to go alone, but Grayson was always true to his word. Besides, it would just be him and Marcus... and Marcus wasn't much of a threat alone. Marcus was waiting for him when Grayson pulled his Mercedes to a stop in the parking lot of his townhouse.Grayson pulled his car into a parking spot a short distance from where Marcus' car set. But when Grayson got out and started across to Marcus, Piers stepped out of the car."What are you doing here?" Grayson asked, freezing where he stood. Piers smirked but said nothing.A self-satisfied smug spread across Marcus' face. "I heard that he needed a job, and I needed a personal bodyguard.""You still have protection from the Crown," Grayson said. As a part of the Royal Family, Marcus was under the protection of the Crown. As such, bodyguards would be furnished for him for life.Marcus shrugged. "I needed someone who couldn't be bought.""Then you have the wrong man,"
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Chapter 103

Grayson climbed into his Mercedes and headed back to the castle, knowing he had to get out of there quickly before Marcus and Piers changed their minds. He couldn't believe that Piers had actually stopped Marcus from killing him. Also, he couldn't believe that Marcus had actually pulled a gun on him and had made traitorous remarks. Grayson hurried to the castle as quickly as he could, resisting the urge to turn the car around and go after Marcus. But then again, Piers was guarding him. Although Grayson wasn't afraid of Piers, he had a healthy respect for him, knowing he would protect his paycheck at all cost. And in this case, his paycheck was Marcus. In addition, Grayson didn't want to go to prison for the rest of his life for killing the likes of him.A few moments later, Grayson pulled down the long expansive driveway leading to the castle. When he pulled up out front, he threw it into park and left the keys in it for the valet, and then hurried up the stairs."What's wrong?" Ari a
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Chapter 104

"I'd like to know where the guards were!" Grayson demanded of his father after he had told him what had happened with Marcus earlier in the parking lot at his townhouse."Grayson, calm down," his father ordered.Grayson let out a deep, calming breath. "Father, why was Marcus here and why were you meeting with him alone?""I am the king, my son, and I answer to no one!" his voice bellowed, reverberating off the walls of the small room. "No, Father," Xavier intervened. "Grayson's right. You could have been killed.""Surely, he wouldn't attempt to kill me here at the castle—""Don't bet on it," Grayson replied. "Father, answer me this: Under what pretense was he here? And why did you agree to meet with him alone?" Grayson sighed, feeling anger rise within him again. "And where were your guards?"Xavier turned to a guard standing nearby. "Bring me the guards that were on duty when Marcus came in.""Yes, Your Highness," the guard replied, and then hurried from the room. "Father, why was h
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Chapter 105

Ari let Grayson lead her from the room a few minutes later. "Well, I'm glad that Marcus is being detained, at least. It'd be better if we had enough concrete proof to arrest him outright, though."Grayson nodded. "Yes, but you just about scared me to death back there. Why didn't you leave the room when I asked you to?""I think it's about time we start working together." Ari sighed, heading up the stairs to their bedroom. "Don't you?"At the top of the stairs, Grayson pulled her into his arms. "Well, it just depends upon what you'd like to work together doing."Ari laughed, hitting him playfully on the arm. "Well, you know I always want to work together with that." She sighed. "But seriously, you've been investigating along with the authorities, and no concrete evidence has turned up to prove that anyone is involved at all, let alone the killers." She shrugged. "I just thought it's be nice to work together.""To a point," Grayson replied. "But if it gets dangerous, then I want you to l
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Chapter 106

Grayson and Ari took Vickie to the castle and led her to one of the guest rooms. "I could definitely get used to this!" Vickie said when they entered the bedroom. Grayson set her luggage on the floor, just inside the door. "If you need anything, just let us know." He paused for a moment. When he saw that Ari wasn't budging, he asked Vickie, "Are you hungry?""I ate already—""Oh!" Ari held her hands up as if she just had the best idea of the century. "Popcorn!""Yes!" But Vickie's smile quickly faded. "But if you have other plans—""Nonsense!" Ari replied. "I'll pop some popcorn and we'll meet you in the parlor in five."Grayson smiled as he took her hand, remembering the inside joke. "Make it ten." Vickie laughed as Grayson pulled Ari from the room."Ari!" Grayson whined in the hallway, "Come back to bed with me. Spend time with Vickie tomorrow."Ari wrapped her arms around his neck. "Although I would love to take you up on the offer, Vickie just got here, and I want her to feel co
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Chapter 107

The next day, Grayson received a text from Carton, his best friend. It simply read, Party! Tonight! Be there!Grayson shook his head. He hadn't heard from Carlton for a while and he texts this out of the blue. Grayson smiled as he dialed the number."Yo!" Carlton answered on the first ring. "What happened? You fall off the face of the earth or something?""Yeah, I was just about to ask you the same thing." Despite that fact that he could be a jerk at times, he was the best friend Grayson ever had. He missed him. "So, what have you been up to?""Eh... you know... same old, same old." Carlton sighed. "Partying, girls, partying, girls., and—""Let me guess, partying and girls," Grayson cut him off. "How'd you guess?" Carlton's voice rose, feigning surprise. "What about you?""Eh... you know... married life." Grayson grinned into the phone. "Yuk!" Carlton yelled as if it were the worst thing he could have heard."No, it's great! Ari's the best." Grayson corrected. "You should try it some
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Chapter 108

Grayson woke the next day with a slight hangover. He and Ari had a nice time with Carlton and Vickie the night before. And, to Grayson's amazement, Carlton was actually on his best behavior. He said something out of line once, and Vickie cut him off immediately. Maybe Vickie was what Carlton needed after all.Since Grayson hadn't spent much time at the office lately, he wanted to go in and see what was going on. The civil unrest was now moving into the streets of Estrea, and he had a feeling that Marcus had been the cause. If not entirely, then in part. Luckily, he was still in jail, so he hadn't incited the riot this time. After the traitorous statements he made, he wasn't getting out for a while... or at least Grayson hoped.Grayson headed down the hallway toward his father's office and knocked on the door. "Come in!" the king's voice rang out. When he saw Grayson, his face lit up. "Come in, my boy! How are you today?"Grayson threw the paper down onto his father's desk. "Have you s
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Chapter 109

"You what?" Grayson's voice rose three octaves as he spoke to Police Chief Cruz Fletcher on the phone."We had to release Marcus Pierce," Chief Fletcher repeated. "Come to find out, the gun wasn't used in either murders and it's registered to him. In fact, he just bought it a few weeks ago."Grayson shook his head. This could not be happening. "What about him pulling a gun on me and his traitorous remarks?"Police Chief Fletcher sighed. "It's your word against his.""Well, given our track records, my word should have much more merit." Grayson was livid. "In fact, he knowingly endangered a member of the Royal Family."Fletcher sighed. "We didn't have enough to hold him.""Then I'll see him in court," Grayson spat, now pacing the floor. "I will not sit around waiting for him to kill a member of my family, because that's where it's headed.""Don't say that," Fletcher replied. Grayson gritted his teeth. "Mark my words, if a member of my family is harmed in any way, I will have your head."
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Chapter 110

Grayson couldn't shake the feeling that Marcus was responsible for Dima's and Ralph's murders, but he had no proof. He couldn't help but think that there had to be something he was missing. No one committed the perfect murder, let alone two. Of course, Piers had to have been involved in some way, too. Even though Piers was in Switzerland, there had to be a connection.Grayson already knew that Piers had made a call to Ralph the day before Dima's murder... a fact that got overlooked when he gave it to Fletcher. The more he thought about it, the more Grayson wondered if he could trust him. It seemed that the more he relied on him, the more he wondered if Chief Fletcher was involved, too.But that would be ludicrous.In an effort to find some answers, Grayson went through Piers' phone records again to see if there was a connection. Since Piers had called Ralph from Switzerland, Grayson wondered if Piers had received or made any other phone calls to anyone else during that time, too.
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