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Thornton,
    you’re part of it.”
    “Thanks, sir.” She was as enthusiastic as a child on an outing.
    Conran looked at Kael. “They know you’re in charge and you’ve worked with
    them all before, or you’ve taught them.”
    “Were they happy?” He didn’t give a shit if they were happy as long as they
    recognized his leadership.
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    “Nobody is ever happy when they have you to deal with—except Thornton, it
    seems. She must be mad,” Conran said.
    The door opened quietly, and Angel walked in, smiling at once when he saw
    Mattie. “Hey, Mattie!”
    “Hello, mate!”
    “It’s nearly midnight. Are you all coming into the other room to do the Happy
    New Year thing?”
    “We were about to come,” Kael said, rising.
    “You look great,” Mattie told Angel. She stood and took his wing tips between her
    fingers and thumbs. “Very stylish. Your hair’s much longer.”
    “Thanks!” Angel gave her a kiss.
    The house fell into silence. Even the string quartet ceased playing when the
    grandfather clock in the hall began to chime the hour. Instead of joining the party, the
    four remained still, listening. For the last three chimes, Angel and Mattie looked at each
    other and screamed out the numbers in unison. “Three, two, one! Happy New Year.”
    Laughing, they hugged each other, and then Angel turned to Kael.
    “Happy New Year, Daddy. I love you. You’re the best thing that ever happened to
    me,” he said, so naturally and with no hesitation at showing his love to anyone present.
    For some reason he could not fathom, Kael felt a lump constrict his throat, and couldn’t
    reply. Pulling Angel against his chest, he hugged him tightly, kissing the top of his
    head. From the corner of his eye, he saw Mattie and Conran shake hands.
    Kael sucked in a long breath to steady his voice. “I love you too,” he whispered
    self-consciously.
    Releasing him, Angel went to Conran and threw his arms around him. “Happy
    New Year, Mr. Conran.”
    No longer surprised at Angel’s enthusiastic hugs, Conran hugged him back while
    Mattie watched in surprise. Wow , she mouthed at Kael. Shyly she stepped forward,
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    extending her hand to shake, then changed her mind and put her arms around his
    waist, pressing her cheek into his chest. “Happy New Year, sir.”
    She was no more than five feet four, more than a foot shorter than Kael. Angel’s
    slender body felt breakable sometimes, even though the boy had been working hard at
    the gym, but Mattie felt so tiny, so like Misha had felt on the rare occasions they
    hugged, that for a moment he considered telling Conran he didn’t want her on his team.
    But that would insult the young woman, and he respected her too much to do that.
    Misha had compensated for her small size by being fast and fearless. Mattie would do
    the same.
    “Happy New Year, Mattie.” Kael gave her a little squeeze and let her go.
    “Let’s go back to the party,” Angel said.
    “I’d better go,” Mattie said. “I have to meet my friends and my sister again.”
    Angel followed her out of the room. Conran finally came out from behind his
    desk, drawing Kael’s gaze to the small semen stain on his crotch. “No one will notice,”
    Kael said, pointing at it.
    “I shouldn’t have made that remark. It was thoughtless,” Conran said. “As for the
    answer to your question about Angel, you are perfectly suited. He loves you. Anyone
    can see that, and he’s not shy to state it loudly.”
    “In that case”—Kael shook his hand—“happy New Year.”
    With one finger, Conran touched the gold heart, Angel’s Christmas present to
    Kael. “That’s beautiful. Only a man as masculine as you could get away with wearing a
    gold heart-shaped necklace with a tuxedo and not look like one of those metrosexuals.
    You see them in the city all the time with their jewelry and expensive suits.”
    “You wear expensive suits.” Conran was