Charlotte's POV
"You haven't reported to me in three months. Are you going rogue on the mission I assigned you?" he hissed, glaring daggers at me.
"No, I'm not. I'd never betray you. I have been busy with work, and was going to call you before you started making perilous threats to me," I said through my teeth. Maleck scowled at me and sneered.
"Gin," he called to the bartender. The barman mixes his drinks and slams it in front of him. Maleck pulls me closer to him, his arms wrapped around my waist as he kisses my neck.
"Love is back, and Ellis is pining for her again," I informed him. I couldn't conceal the hurt and bitterness in my words. He was not surprised to learn of this. He must have known. After all, he kept tabs on the Chasia family.
"I know," he admitted. He h
