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Chapter 18. Earpiece

The next day, Bell and Bianca set off early to walk around the harbor. While Brylee and Briony went back to the small village where the convent is.

Bell is walking on the boardwalk alongside Bianca. Since they were working together and were both on a hunt, they decided to keep their communications open.

Brina set up a secret communication device so that the five of them could talk while working as if they were all together. She stayed in their private space to watch over them via the satellite.

"So, what do you guys think of Colonel Xander?" They heard Brylee's voice and asked them. They set off later than Bell and Bianca so they were just on the way to the village.

"I think he's hot and dangerous at the same time." Briony who was sitting beside her on the passenger seat was the one to reply.

"Shut up, Briony! You are too young for him!" Brylee noted.

"What?! You asked what do we think of him so I just said what I thought of him and I thought him hot and dangerous. It's not as if I wanted to claim him." Briony rolled her eyes at Brylee.

"Anyway, don't you think he is husband material?" Brylee continued wanting to hear a reply from a certain someone.

"Why did you suddenly think that, Brylee?" But it was Brina who replied.

"Nothing, I just thought that Bell is already 25 years old. She should be thinking of settling down. Yet, I haven't seen her date, anyone." Brylee replied while she continued driving.

"Hmm...I don't think so. Uncle Lorcan is 32, yet still single." Brina stated.

"Dear, I think it is different when it comes to girls. Some think that once she reached 25 and yet still single, she should start looking for a husband or else, she's bound to become single for the rest of her life." Brylee pointed out.

"Where did you get that idea?" Briony said, sounding amused.

Brylee shrugged her shoulders. "Nothing, just my thought. Don't you think Bell and that Colonel Xander would look good together as husband and wife?" She said in a playful tone.

All this time, Bell remained quiet but Bianca could sense her irritation. She would glance at her once in a while to check if she is still holding it in.

When her sisters thought that she was too fragile for this kind of job, she dared to disagree. But when it comes to controlling Bell in her violent state, she believes that she is too fragile for that.

Brina is biting her inner cheek while watching Bell and Bianca strolling around through her monitor. She wanted to shout at Brylee to make her shut up but she thought that Bell would hear her too. So she took out her phone and sent a message to Brylee to shut up. Though she was not sure if Brylee could read it since she was driving.

It was Briony who was grinning widely at Brylee thinking of the same thing and refusing to shut her mouth.

"Are you even sure that Colonel Xander is not married yet?" Briony inquired.

"Oh, he is very much single. I asked Dad this morning." Brylee said with a giggle.

Brina and Bianca cursed internally. Brylee's inquisitiveness will get her into serious trouble one of these days. They both thought internally.

At the corner of her eyes, Bianca is watching Bell apprehensively.

On the monitor of her laptop, Brina's eyes were focused on Bell without blinking.

They both fear that Bell would explode at any moment.

Then Brina thought of a way to shut Brylee and focus the topic on her instead. "Brylee, you are 23 yet you are not dating as well. Don't you think you should also start dating before you turn 25 and yet single?" Brina never thought that one day she would talk about her sister's love life.