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her room. With all the curtains drawn, she didn’t have to worry about anyone seeing in. Still, she walked the entire suite to make sure she was alone.
    Then she bolted the door and released a sigh. Her first meeting with Asher had gone better than she could’ve hoped. She’d expected to be the one continuing the conversation, as she normally had to do in such situations.
    There had been a plethora of surprises that night. She wasn’t sure if she was more amazed with Asher or her reaction to him.
    If she did take him about the city, there was no doubt they would have fun. She nearly choked. When was the last time she had fun with someone?
    It had been fifteen years. Such a long time to be on her own after losing her family. Since that time, Rachel found it easier to only make herself happy.
    How…peculiar…to find that she hadn’t wanted to leave him.
    She twirled her thumb ring as she thought of all she’d seen while looking into his eyes. He hadn’t contradicted what she’d seen. Unable to stop herself, she wondered what could make him feel such things.
    He hadn’t given her much of an answer. Her curious nature made it impossible for her to let something like that go. The answers wouldn’t be found in her usual searches. Whatever she’d seen in his eyes was something deeply personal.
    Rachel took off her shoes and placed them carefully in the closet before she removed the dress and put it on the hanger next to her other clothes. Only then did she slip on the robe and grab her laptop.
    She watched the video of the dragons shifting a dozen times, seeking out any sight of a hunter green dragon. Since it was filmed at night, there was no way she could tell if Asher had been there or not.
    Despite the fact she’d done extensive research on Dreagan, she did another search. Sam mentioned that there were many Dragon Kings living at Dreagan. That meant they had to interact with those in the local village.
    She kicked herself for not thinking of this sooner, but there had been so much information on Dreagan Industries that it had taken up most of her time.
    Sam had also provided her with specifics on Asher and Constantine. He wouldn’t give her a list of all the Dragon Kings, which she found odd despite his claim of knowing who they all were.
    She wasn’t so naïve to trust blindly. Sam was using her, and since she wanted to expose Dreagan and the Dragon Kings, it worked to her advantage. But she was going to have to be careful with him.
    A quick search brought up the quaint village where Dreagan was situated. With the tourism brought in from Dreagan, the town was beautiful and picturesque. It was a place she would want to visit.
    As she scrolled through the website, there was mention of Dreagan everywhere. A list of “must visit” places took up the right-hand column. Right below Dreagan was a pub, The Fox and The Hound, which boasted some of the best drinks, food, and atmosphere in the area.
    It was the article of the new medical office opening and the picture of a pretty redhead that caught her attention. A Dr. Sophie Martin, new to the area from Edinburgh and with a connection to Dreagan, had decided to open her own practice.
    Rachel pulled up a new tab and did a search on the doctor. Another picture of Sophie pulled up. This one was inside a hospital, but she wasn’t wearing a smile. More digging gave her Sophie’s story, including a brief mention of a man connected to the doctor being relieved of his position.
    No matter how much she looked, she couldn’t find how Sophie was connected to Dreagan. If the Dragon Kings were all as handsome as Asher, it stood to reason that Sophie had a lover there.
    But to quit her position in Edinburgh to open a small practice for a lover? No. It had to go deeper than that.
    Rachel closed the laptop and leaned her head back on the sofa. There were two sides to every story. Not once since she began to show the world the corruption and immorality of companies or individuals had