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As soon as the doors to Junaid Mpande's office opened and the bodies poured out of the tense and densely packed room, Riley charged into the office and pushed Maleek Achebe against her father's mahogany desk, aiming her claws right against the prince's jugular. 

Whether her father left before she charged in or he simply walked out after she slipped in, he clearly decided not to intervene. She was free, as far as her royal father was concerned, to kill the pompous bastard. 

"Riley!" Nikola shouted and tried to pull her lioness wife away from her brother to no avail. 

"It's okay, Nikky." Maleek wheezed and gave his little sister a reassuring look before returning his gaze to his furious captors. "Nikky, mind giving me, and little Riles here a bit of time. We have a need to a little chat," he said without looking at his sister again.