She nearly escaped. She gave him a took of astounded disbelief 'And he returns to his officeand ignores the message light on She didn't dare chance a look at Mitch orsolicit support from him. His sense of humor wasrunning low, but a smile of wry amusement curled up a corner of hismouth.
He was standingtoo close again, trying to intimidate her, calling her attention to thefact that he was bigger and stronger and capable of dominating her-orprotecting her. Mitch glanced at Helen again. Her reign, however, was not entirely free from the family strifewhich too often accompanied a change of sovereigns in Japan's earlydays. She was onebig complication now.
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