As Ronan and Lucien walked toward the living room, Ronan began recounting what had been reported to him.
"Leia received a strange note from a man," Ronan explained. "The betas said they spotted someone delivering a parcel outside Rhea's house. But since he didn't attack Leia, she actually accepted the parcel from him, they didn't pursue him."
Lucien's jaw tightened. He immediately pulled out his phone to call Leia.
"Then why didn't you order them to trail him?" Lucien demanded, irritation rising in his tone.
"Because Leia asked us not to," Kieran answered calmly, already dialing Leia's number. "She wanted us to connect her with you directly."
The call clicked, and Leia's voice came through. "Is Lucien home?"
"Yes, I'm here," Lucien said quickly. "Leia, we're coming over to you right now."
"No. You cannot," Leia replied firmly.
Lucien froze. "What? Why not? A stranger handed you a note, you expect me to sit idle? I need to hear the full story in person."
