Hello my lovely readers. I know it has been a veeery long time since my last update. But during this time so many things happend in my life so quickly. That would be I guess for another book.-) 

Either way. Getting back on track. With so much anticipated chapter. 

Enjoy. 

"Actually yes. We already know." He replied.

„I was right about the Ashworths. Wasn't I?" James said flatly.

"We started the investigation on the Ashworths right when we left the hospital. We did found some suspicious things which would lead us to believe they could really have something to do with it. As you said Colin Ashworth has a connections to people who could sell him things like the white powder." Tom said.

"I knew it." James said.

"But the person who did this confessed and it had nothing to do with the Ashworths." Tom added.

"What?" James said as we both looked at Tom shocked.

"Who is it then?" I asked him waiting anxiously for his answer.

"I actually don't know if you will remember. It was one of the maids in the Buckingham palace. She wasn't working there for a long time. Her name is Rita." He said surprising me.

"Rita?" I said bewildered thinking about a young girl whom I would never thought would kill a spider. "But why would she do that? She seemed like a nice girl. She looked so nervous every time we met..." I said as it didn't make any sense. James was looking at us confused.

"I was surprised too. You know we always do security checks of every person who is going to work for the Palace and who is going to be in close distance to the family members. She never gave any reason for us to suspect she would do something like this." Tom explained deep in thought.

"Then how come this happened? And how did she confessed?" James asked him anxiously.

"She came to one of our security officers in the morning and said she did it." Tom replied matter of factly.

"Just like that?" I asked him bewildered.

"Just like that." He answered seriously.

"Why did she do that?" I asked him still shocked to learn that it was someone I wouldn't even think about. I was somehow convinced it was some anti-royalist group who wanted to scare us. Who wanted to scare the whole nation just to show how far they can go.

"She said she was your big fan and then she wanted to be like you. You know some people are admiring their idols first and then they want to become them when they don't get the attention from them as they want. And some of them even want to destroy them when their idols don't pay any attention to them." Tom was explaining.

"It doesn't make any sense. What about the letter? It said Last warning, keep your hands off! What was that supposed to mean?" I said and Tom frowned.

"She said she knew about you and James. And she wanted him for herself. That is why she wrote it." Tom answered.

"But I never even met her." James said.

"Oh yes you did. But you don't remember. She wanted exactly what you had. She wanted your life." Tom said pointing at me.

"I don't know. This is really crazy." I said bewildered.

"I had my doubts too. But she confessed. She is in a custody and you are safe. You don't have to worry to go out or go to the Palace anymore. That is all that matters now." He said.

"Thank you Tom." James said to him.

"By the way here is your stuff. Your stylist put some clothes in there you could use." He said and pointed at a bag right next to him I didn't even noticed he brought.

"Thanks." I said to him. He was standing there as he wanted to say something when he finally took a deep breath.

"I am glad you are okay Emma." He started uncertain. "I wanted to apologize."

"For what?" I asked him surprised.

"For not being careful enough. For letting something like this happen to you. For making a huge error in my job." He said and I saw he was desperate.

"Oh come on Tom. This wasn't your fault." I came to him and caressed his shoulders.

"Emma. You are like my second daughter. I am going to regret not being careful enough for the rest of my life." He said to me.

"Tom. I am sure you did everything you could." James said. "You can't blame yourself for something like this. And nobody is blaming you." He added

"I know nobody is blaming me. I am blaming myself." He said. I was feeling so sorry for him. He looked so down because of this.

"I have an idea." James said. "How about you take few days off?" James asked him.

"Are you joking?!" Tom asked him with wide eyes. I looked at James surprised.

"I am deadly serious." James replied to him.

"I should take a vacation after such horrendous thing happened under my watch?" he asked.

"Sure. Look. You said that the girl is in custody. She is not going to do anything bad to Emma anymore. She is safe now. Also I would like to take Emma out of the country for a few days." James was explaining.

"What?" this time I asked him surprised.

"There is going to be a lot of press covering this situation for at least a week. You are not going to be stuck in the Palace. You are not even suitable for official engagements. And I bet all of your family is going to avoid all public engagements for at least two weeks until the press will calm down a bit. So I would like to take you out of the country." James explained.

"But that doesn't mean I can take a vacation." Tom said confused.

"Tom. You have nothing to worry about. She is going to be with me. Do you think I would let anybody hurt her? I can take care of her. If somebody would want to hurt her they would have to go through me first. Plus, nobody is going to know where she is going or that she left the country." he said and Tom looked at him doubtfully.

"I am going wherever Emma is going." Tom said flatly.

"I am not that stupid. We will have our security team. And the place we will be going to is going to have its own high security." James added.

"No." Tom said folding his arms on his chest.

"Yes." I said realizing he needs a break. "Tom please take a few days off. Spend the time with your daughter and wife. Take them on some vacation. They deserve it. You deserve it. You deserve the time with your family. They haven't spent any vacation with you for at least three years." I said to him and I saw I was slowly persuading him.

"I promise I will be fine." I said to him.

"I will think about it." He replied.

"I will talk to my dad and explain to him everything." I said to him.

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"I can't believe it was Rita." I said to James when Tom left. He wasn't very happy with our deal of him taking a vacation. But I think he will be glad he took it eventually.

"Come here." James said opening his arms to me and I hugged him.

"It is over and you are safe now. That is all what matters." He said to me caressing my head.

"It is weird feeling to know somebody wants to hurt me. Even when I didn't do anything to them." I said.

"It is terrible feeling to know that somebody wants to hurt the love of my life and I can't do anything about it." He said to me and I looked into his eyes.

"I love you." I said to him and he smiled.

"I love you too." He replied.

"I am happy I have you." I whispered and he smiled and kissed me.

"Now where do you want to take me?" I asked him curious and he smiled.

"Some place you have never been." He smiled at me. He put a kiss on my lips and swept me out of my feet making me to squeal.

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