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I squeezed her thigh reassuringly, and her smile grew.

“It’s nice to meet you too.”

Nik pulled away from the FBO behind the lead SUV.

Lacey’s attention immediately dropped to Isabella’s coat.

“I see Aria has already paid you a visit.”

“Yes, and somehow she knew my size.”

Scarlett groaned dramatically. “Don’t bother trying to understand it.”

Lacey nodded. “Aria is our Mafia Fairy Godmother.”

From the driver’s seat, Nik said, “Is that an official position now?”

“Yes, absolutely,” Scarlett replied. “She appears with the right shoes, the right dress, food, cosmetics, medical supplies, and occasionally life advice before you even realize you need any of it.”

“And she even knows your bra size,” Lacey added with a laugh.

Isabella’s eyes widened.

“She does?”

“Every time.”

Nik glanced at Lacey in the mirror. “I pay her very well.”

“Not enough.”

“Noted.”

Isabella laughed again.

Hearing her laugh with Lacey and Scarlett made it far too easy to picture her belonging here.

Lacey settled back. “You’re going to love it here.”

Scarlett nodded. “And before you start worrying that you won’t fit in, please understand that none of us arrived into The Syndicate’s world normally.”

“That may be the understatement of the century,” Lucian said.

Lacey pointed toward Nik. “That man stalked me.”

Nik’s attention remained on the road.

“I investigated you.”

“You watched me through cameras.”

“For security.”

“See?” Lacey told Isabella. “This is what I live with. And he wonders why I call him overprotective.”

Scarlett laughed. “At least he started with surveillance. Lucian skipped straight to trying to abduct me from a church.”

Isabella turned toward Lucian.