The black-clad men nodded courteously and answered in unison, “Yes, sir!”

Christopher Lancelot took one last look at them before shutting the door. Stretching his long arm, he grabbed Xyla Quest’s wrist and forced her onto the door. He propped his right hand against the door panel while his other proceeded to cup her chin. “Tell me. What happened to you? Hmm? Did Stanley Batton bully you? Did he do something that upset you?”

She would not be here alone if she had not had a conflict with Stanl