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Carol shrugged. “I guess I could ask her boss for an address. Why don’t you two wait in the lobby for me and I’ll see what I can find out,” she offered.

London and Matt followed her inside and took a seat on a plush couch. London turned to Matt when Carol was out of earshot. “Something’s happened to my sister.”

Matt took her hand in his, patting it in reassurance. “She might be running late.”

London snatched her hand away, shooting him a glare. “I’m not in the mood to be patronized, Matt.”

He lifted a brow in surprise. “I wasn’t trying to do that, babe. I’m simply weighing all the possibilities.”

She rubbed his knee. “I’m sorry. I guess I’m being a little testy, but it’s hard to explain what I’m feeling right now.”

“Then make me understand. Try.”

She searched his thin face. The warmth of his hazel eyes was reassuring. London loved Matt with all her heart. How lucky she was to have literally crash landed into his life.

Finding Matt on the quest to locate her missing sister made every ordeal she’d faced thus far worth it. Without him, she’d be lost. He wasn’t like the overbearing men on Thibius. Instead, he possessed a quiet inner strength that drew her to him like a moth to flame.

His every touch set her body on fire and every look made her heart beat faster.

London never thought she’d ever find anyone to love as much as she did Matthew Taylor. Now, she finally understood why her mom walked around with a perpetual smile on her lips and a spring in her step.

Love had opened the door to so many wonders London hadn’t known existed. Though she wouldn’t have done anything differently, her one regret for stealing away to Earth the way she had was leaving her family behind.

She couldn’t help but wonder how General Zahn had taken the news of her disappearance. He probably didn’t care. She would have been nothing but another trophy to him anyway.

Matt waved his hand in her face. “Earth to London.”

She snapped out of her musings and looked at Matt. “I’m sorry.”

“Where were you just now?”

“I was thinking about us, and how much I love you.”

He captured her hand and brought it to his lips.

Her pulse quickened.

“And you know how much I love you. How about telling me what you were

feeling, about your sister, I mean.”

“Well, I know we’ve been separated for a long time, but ever since I’ve come back to Earth, I’ve felt another force. Maybe it’s her spirit. Now… I don’t have that sensation anymore. I fear something has happened to her, almost as if she’s far away.”

“Hopefully that’s not the case. Look, there’s Carol now.”

The brunette approached them. “It took a little arm twisting, but I have an

address. I would like to go with you two, but I have to get back to work. I hope you find her okay.”

London took the slip of paper Carol held out. “Thank you. I hope things will be okay too.”

“I don’t have a good feeling about this place, Matt.” London studied her

surroundings.

Matt frowned. “What do you mean? This is the address Carol gave us.”

“I know, but I don’t feel my sister’s presence. If she was on the other side of this door, I’d know it.”