Chapter 121 Family Solidarity

• "I am Ryan's great-uncle, Rudolf Reynold," he said, his voice firm but polite. Playing dumb wasn't likely to carry her through— she realized that her smile had slid away.
• She sensed the principles of family solidarity looming large, and she had the nasty suspicion that Rudolf Reynold found the sight of Ryan's mate, apparently loose and on the run in the wrong direction, an offense of no mean order.
• "I got lost," she muttered stupidly, but she was so hot and so exhausted that the world around her was beginning to spin.