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reassuring strokes.
    “Yes, I’ll be there in a minute,” Kai agreed. He wanted to cling to Jonathan a bit longer and he didn’t really care who in the company saw him. He’d always been discreet in the past and dated men who didn’t show signs of affection in public, but with Jonathan he wanted to shout out to everyone that the sweet man belonged to him. Whether he did or not remained to be seen, but he wanted him to.
    After a few minutes of Jonathan’s soothing presence, Kai nodded his willingness to move forward. “Let’s go talk to them. I don’t really have much to say. I don’t know anything.”
    “You might know more than you think,” Jonathan offered.
    “Where were you?” Kai asked. “It didn’t take you long to get here.”
    A blush crept across Jonathan’s cheeks. “I was coming to surprise you for lunch. I probably should’ve called, but I had to do an errand in this part of town. I figured if you weren’t available I’d just grab a sandwich somewhere.”
    “That’s so sweet!” Kai wanted to let Jonathan wrap him in his arms and keep him safe. A foolish image because he’d never depended on anyone in his life. However, he certainly wouldn’t fight it if his highly capable love interest wished to stick around.
    A warm glow began in Kai’s chest. Jonathan’s calm, reassuring presence soothed him far more than any medication could. Taking a deep breath, he stood and led the way down the hall.
    Before entering the room, Kai straightened his shoulders and gathered his confidence around him like a cloak. He’d never let anyone intimidate him before—he wouldn’t let anyone now, even if the unknown person had bullets and a scope.
    Kai stopped in the doorway.
    The men in SWAT team uniforms had left and two different men waited for them inside.
    A tall blond stood to greet them. Walking forward, he held out his hand to shake. “I’m Detective Fine and this is Detective Breaves.” He waved a hand towards the other man at the table. The dark-haired detective had a swarthy appearance but reassuring hazel eyes. “We’d like to ask you some questions.”
    “Nice to meet you,” Kai said, shaking each man’s hand in turn. It wasn’t really. He’d be much happier cuddled in bed with Jonathan than meeting with a pair of cops because someone had just shot at him.
    Detective Fine gave Jonathan an inquiring look. “And you are…?”
    “His bodyguard,” Jonathan said without hesitation.
    Detective Fine latched onto that information like a bloodhound sniffing out his quarry. “You felt you needed a bodyguard before this incident? I was told you had no idea what was going on.”
    Kai gave the detective his cool smile, the one he gave company owners who thought they could rewrite the contract after it was signed. “He’s self-appointed. We just met yesterday morning.”
    “And yet he’s right here after a shooting,” Detective Fine replied.
    “My assistant called him.” Kai knew it sounded strange to any outsider, but he had no doubts about Jonathan’s innocence. “He was already on his way to take me to lunch when she called. He’s not a suspect.”
    Kai knew without any further investigation that Jonathan would never shoot at him. If Jonathan had wanted him dead, he could’ve let the car hit him yesterday.
    “No offence, sir, but that’ll be for us to decide,” Detective Fine said, a frown marring his face. Deep grooves carved into his forehead attested to the fact that he often scowled.
    “You forgot the best reason I’m not a suspect,” Jonathan offered.
    “What’s that?” Detective Fine asked.
    “I wouldn’t have missed.” Jonathan’s confident tone had Kai glad his suit was buttoned to hide his erection. Strong men were an aphrodisiac to him. Kai barely resisted the urge to kiss Jonathan right there in front of the detectives.
    “Could we talk to you alone, Mr Stromwell?” Detective Fine asked. His blue eyes narrowed with shrewd intelligence, as he appeared to