The Solider Husband

28 December, Unknown Location outside City K

After some time, with Matthew's constant calming words Lexi knew that she was calming down, and she buried her head into his neck. For her, it was the only safe thing she knew, and she needed to be as close to it as she could. Lexi knew within herself that she otherwise would run from Matthew, as despite the elapse of time his arms were where she wanted to be. There was, however, no way that she would let him know this.

For Matthew, Lexi's actions were tortuous. The warmth of her breath on his neck and the feelings of having her back in his arms was indescribable. Matthew knew he needed to keep calm, not only to gather some intelligence for further use, but to save them. He quietly laid his head on hers so he could whisper in her ear "Do not worry, if we stick together, we will be OK, I just know it." He hoped Lexi was calm enough that she took the hidden message there not to contradict what he had told them when they took them.

Just then the door opened and in walked The Devil. He looked extremely smug in having gotten him and Lexi. Matthew carefully took in his appearance, now that there was enough light to do so. His eyes were still the same, but unlike the last images that showed him with a beard he was clean shaven, more resembling the images they had from around ten years ago. That was interesting, here he was with the ISX group that were determined to create a caliphate in the country, and he did not fit the image of one of those members. That meant, he was moving around more in society that they were and had to fit in.

His face was like many of the people he had seen in JL international the previous day. He would easily fit in a business meeting. Then it hit him. He had seen that face as they were leaving the club tonight, intently watching Lexi's car as it was brought to the door and they climbed in. That moment of clarity meant that he was not the target, it was Lexi. That meant it was more likely about money than anything else, and he had gotten caught up in it. He hoped Lexi would not realise that money was the reason behind all of this.

Damn, despite what John told him, it must have been that the Yao family paid a ransom to get Dominic back. ISX and the Devil must have been behind that, and they switched to Lexi figuring that they would get easy money by targeting the less well guarded Lexi. Well, that was something he might be able to use to help both.

"Well, Miss Yao, little did we expect when we decided to take you that you would help us secure a further bargaining chip. Your family were nice and cooperative with that little boy, so we figure that they will be even more so with you. There is no way, even if they figured out where you were would the authorities because of your fiancé here target the building. A Colonel in the military, who would have thought it for a rich woman like you, you must be slumming it. He will not be worth much other than for protection."

As the Devil was talking, Matthew felt Lexi tense up in his arms. The last thing he wanted to do was to give The Devil more information, but the look in his eyes said he did not believe that they had a relationship. He needed to play the one card he had to play now.

He looked at the Devil and focused a little to his right, not wanting to be seen to directly to look at The Devil and responded in a quiet but firm voice "How little do you know."

That immediately triggered a reaction in the Devil, who came over and punched Matthew in the face. "Do not speak unless you are spoken to, or next time you will not be so lucky."

There it was, the short fuse that The Devil was said to have. He must have total control and if he does not, he will react. There were a few seconds pause, and curiosity got the better of The Devil "Now, you military piece of sc.u.m who acts to suppress the faithful." There was the mouthing of the religious zealotry that the Devil was using, but Matthew heard the curiosity in his words. He could almost predict the very next words. "What do you mean?"

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