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rolled her eyes. There was no reason to believe that the driver had a connection with the Khalidizacks, but she quieted just in case. The driver looked in the rearview mirror and frowned.
    “Is there something wrong?” she snapped. If he were eavesdropping, she would throw a fit.
    “I don’t mean to alarm you, but I think we’re being followed, ma’am.”
    She turned her head and looked out the window.
    A dark car trailed behind them. “Tamrin,” her father said softly. “What’s going on?”
    “Nothing,” she said slowly. Turning to the front, she leaned across the car. “Are we almost there?”
    “Just a few minutes, and then we have to pass security,” the driver said nervously. Leaning back, she tapped her fingers on her leg and took a deep breath. During the game, she was calm and collected, but the minutes leading up to it, she was always a wreck.
    Her father knew this, so he didn’t say anything. She waited for it to pass, but the fact that they were being followed didn’t do anything to ease her nerves.
    “We’re at security,” the driver announced as he pulled up to the gates. He rolled the window down, but the security guard simply waved them in. Confused, Tamrin looked behind her to see the dark car following right through the gate behind them.
    “It’s his guards,” she said nervously. “He has his guards following us.”
    “I guess the date went better than we thought,” her father murmured, but she could hear the unease in his voice.
    Tamrin nodded. A thought formed, and she smiled. “And that’s going to work perfectly in our favor. Don’t mention it during the tour, okay?”
    Sean nodded. “I’ll follow your cues. Do what you think is right.”
    It was almost show time. Rolling her shoulders, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. By the time the car stopped, she was ready.
    Several men jogged down the front steps and opened the door to the taxi. “Your driver will be compensated,” one said stiffly.
    “Oh,” Tamrin said, hoping she sounded surprised. “Thank you.”
    “Tamrin. Sean. What brings you here today?” Jaymin said as he joined his men and held out his hand to Sean. After shaking hands, he leaned over and kissed Tamrin on the cheek. She gave him a small smile.
    “I gave what you said last night some thought, and I was hoping that we could have an informal tour of the palace. I feel like maybe if I retrace my steps, I might be able to sharpen my memory. I’ve tried to go over it in my head. In fact, I was up all night, but I just can’t picture anything concrete. And I’m sorry that we didn’t call beforehand,” she said as she stepped out of his reach. “It was really important to me, and I didn’t want to give you the chance to deny me.”
    Jaymin gave her a brief puzzled look before nodding. “In this investigation, I would deny you very little. I’ll personally give you the tour, but we don’t have to restrict it to the rooms that involved the event. I’d be happy to give you the full tour, if you like. For the purpose of the investigation, we’ll start with the main rooms.”
    Exchanging a look with her father, she nodded. “That sounds wonderful, thank you.”
    “Excellent. Right this way.” He swept his arm out, and her father took the lead. Tamrin barely looked at Jaymin as she followed behind him.
    “Main reception hall is part of the original design. Through all the renovations, we’ve strived to keep the original architecture alive. We hire only the best to reweave the tapestries to keep the original design,” Jaymin said with pride in his voice.
    “And the tile?” she asked in wonderment. The room looked so different when there weren’t hundreds of people milling about. The colors were vibrant and beautiful. She could see why Jaymin would take pride in the palace. Where some had attempted to modernize the country, the Khalidizacks instead tried to blend the modern with traditional.
    “Unfortunately, not original. So many