Maximus’s suspicion towards Dakota had skyrocketed, just last night, he had tried to lay with her, but she rebuffed his approach with a claim of a persistent headache. It made him think. Just the day before that, she had claimed to have a severe stomach ache. Now it was head, he could only guess what next it would be. He noticed that her mood had changed since his last supper with all his allies. He knew her very much, she wasn’t a lady who kept her feelings inside her, she was quick to express whatever was bothering her. When she refused to say anything tangible, when he had tried to...