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introductions. “This is Jade. I’m sure Anna and David have told you about her.”
    “Yes, master, they have.” Bernard walked a couple of steps towards us. “Welcome, Jade. If there is anything I can get for you to make your stay here more enjoyable, please don’t hesitate to ask.” He gave a slight bow before retreating from the room.
    “Yes, master?” I repeated. I had never heard anything like it. And I hadn’t thought that Aiden would be the type of person who would have someone call him “master,” even if it was his butler.
    Aiden laughed.
    “What?” I gave him a little push, making sure that I didn’t inflict the same force I had when I had thrown him off the bed.
    “That’s just a joke he likes playing on new people and my friends from my old school.” Aiden wrapped his arms around me, squeezing tightly. “And you should know me better than that by now. I would never ask anyone to call me ‘master.’” He chuckled. “So where were we?” He started pulling me down on the bed with him.
    “ Nuh huh!” I gently pushed him off me. “I’m not doing anything with you in this room until you get a lock put on that door!”
    “I don’t think he will be back anytime soon.” Aiden grabbed my hand, trying to coerce me back to the bed.
    “Not until those doors have locks on them!” I reiterated. “Now, am I right in thinking that you have a bathroom past those doors?” I pointed at the doors where Bernard had carried the towels.
    “Yeah. And now we have fresh towels in there, too.” Aiden snickered.
    I turned around and headed for the bathroom.
    Aiden called, “Do you want some company?”
    “Locks. Remember?” I opened the door, walked in, and closed it behind me.
    The bathroom was bigger than any I had ever seen. The walls and floor were covered in the most amazing marble tiles that were modern-looking , but still kept with the whole castle theme. One of those freestanding bathtubs sat in the middle of the room, but it looked to be more like the size of a spa. I guessed it was yet another custom-made item to add to their collection. To the left stood a massive double shower that had a floating glass wall. And at the far end was a toilet that really gave meaning to the expression “the royal throne.” There was even a sofa to the side of the massive bathtub, which I guessed was for laying out clothes. Well, that was what I planned on using it for anyway.
    I undressed and placed my clothes on the sofa, then made my way over to the shower. I turned the hot water tap and was instantly met with water that seemed the perfect temperature. The water not only spouted from directly above, but also from the walls.
    Letting the water massage my body, I thought back to what had happened in Thailand. I tried to stop thinking about it. There was nothing I could do to change what I had done. I was glad I hadn’t let all of those locals perish in the armed fire assault.
    With what Aiden had done to those people on the beach, none of them would remember I was there that day. Even if they did, there was no way anyone would find out what I had done, which meant that we were safe. I was pretty sure the shooter wouldn’t be telling anyone soon, unless of course he wanted to end up in front of a firing squad, the penalty for such crimes in Thailand.
    My inner ramblings were interrupted by Aiden’s familiar voice inside my head. “I’m glad you’re enjoying your shower. I’m gonna go and see if I can find Dave.”
    “No worries. I won’t be too much longer,” I lied, but Aiden knew that, which didn’t make it a real lie per se.
    “Yeah, whatever. You’ll probably be in there for at least another half hour.” He knew me too well. Boy, did I love my showers. I would usually stay under the water until my skin turned wrinkly. " Oh, by the way. A locksmith will be around within an hour.”
    Was he serious? How the hell did he arrange a locksmith so damn quickly at that time of night? Maybe it was an