#Chapter 297 - Assassin

Tony smirks at me and sketches out a deep bow. “Your highness,” he murmurs. “Your utter shock is both offensive and gratifying at once. I thank you for it.” I laugh and stumble towards him, throwing my arms around his neck and giving him a big hug. “That is amazing!” I gasp. “How did you do that!?” Tony wraps his arms tight around me for a moment and gives me a quick, laughing spin before putting me back on my feet. “Oh, you know,” Tony says with a casual shrug, ignoring the fact that Luca reaches for me when I’m back on the ground, wrapping a hand around my upper arm and giving me a jealous little tug towards him. I grin up at my mate, wrinkling my nose, liking him jealous but knowing that it’s totally unnecessary. “Just…clever footwork,” Tony continues, “Right place at the right time. That sort of stuff.” “Oh, whatever,” Rafe says, coming over to us while Jesse and Daphne head to the dumbwaiter. Ben passes out copies of the ranking list and we all bend our heads over it. “Se