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Chapter 30 Four Against One
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(Ethan)“They found him!” Detective Dale burst into the station’s waiting room. “James is safe.”My heart nearly stopped. “Where? How?”“Romy Leroy brought him in.” Dale checked his notes. “Former model, apparently—”“Romy?” Alexander’s head snapped up from where he’d been coordinating with his security team. He went completely pale. Ashen. “How did she—”I barely registered his reaction, already grabbing my coat. “Is James hurt?”“Asleep in the break room. Seems physically unharmed, but—”I was running before he finished speaking. Behind me, I heard Alexander’s frenzy.“Tell me everything about Romy,” he demanded from Dale. “Where has she been? Is she okay? What—”His voice faded as I ran through the station. Officers jumped out of my way as I rounded the corners, following signs to the break room.And there he was.James curled up on a worn couch, his small body covered with someone’s police jacket. Beside him sat Romy Leroy, exactly as I remembered her from magazine covers years ag
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(Lila)Nick’s fist connected with the last thug’s jaw with a sickening crack. The man fell on the basement floor, joining his unconscious partners. Blood was dripping from Nick’s face as he leaned against the wall, breathing hard.“We need to go,” I touched his arm gently. “Your wrist looks bad.”“I’ve had worse.” Nick tried to straighten but winced. “Robert’s still out there somewhere. He ran upstairs when he heard cars approaching.”The basement felt different now with the thugs unconscious and Robert gone—less threatening somehow, but the symbols on the walls still made my skin crawl. My own desperate carvings from fifteen years ago, and the ones copied and twisted into something cruel.The silence broke with a yell—high-pitched, terrified.“James!” I grabbed Nick’s sleeve. “That came from outside. It was James!”We ran up the narrow basement stairs together, his arm shooting out to hold me when my foot caught on a broken step.“Wait.” Nick pulled me to a stop near the top. “Listen
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(Lila)Romy stood over Robert’s fallen body, having pulled back from Alexander. Her hands shook slightly, but she kept her eyes on her fallen husband and watched for any sign of movement. His blood spilled on the floor.“Secure the scene!” A detective said as police checked every room and arrested all the thugs who hadn’t managed to escape. “Check all exits! Medics, stand by!”Nick’s fingers found mine. I couldn’t take my eyes off James and Ethan. Grace had quietened for now, but the boy still clung to his father like a lifeline.“Sir, we need to examine your son,” a paramedic approached them cautiously. “Standard procedure after a hostage situation.”“No.” James pressed closer to Ethan’s legs. “Please don’t make me move.”“It’s okay, buddy.” Ethan stroked his head. “They just want to make sure you’re not hurt.”“But what if she comes while they’re checking me?” James whispered. “What if Mom tries to take me?”Grace glared at him, but said nothing. A female paramedic knelt beside them
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(Lila)I sat hunched in the hospital waiting room’s plastic chair, watching Nick pace. His suit was still covered in dirt and blood from the basement, but he wouldn’t leave to change. None of us would leave, not with James being examined behind those doors.“Sit down before you get even more tired,” I said, but Nick kept walking.“Can’t. How long does a basic examination take?”“They’re being thorough.” My hand touched my still-flat stomach as if on its own accord. “After what James said about Grace…”Ethan hadn’t moved from his position against James’s door since we arrived. His clothes were as ruined as Nick’s. Dried blood crusted the collar where Robert had split his lip.“Mr. Baldwin?” A nurse approached Ethan. “We need to document your injuries too.”“I’m fine.” Ethan didn’t look away from the door. “Focus on my son.”“At least let us clean that cut—”“I said I’m fine.”The nurse retreated, shaking her head. I understood her frustration, but I also understood Ethan. None of us co
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(Lila)The hospital room fell silent after my confession. James still clung to me, his small fingers tangled in my hair, while Ethan stared like he couldn’t process what I’d just said.“How…” Ethan stepped back until he hit the wall. “When…”“Eight weeks,” I whispered, running my fingers through James’s hair as he dozed against my shoulder. “That morning, before…”“Before the break-up.” Ethan pressed his hands to his face. “After Grace came back.”Nick moved closer to me, the action immediately calming me down. I leaned into him without thinking.“Does anyone else know?” Ethan asked.“No one knows except us and Alexander. And…Grace.” I glanced at the nurse who still stood frozen with my chart as Ethan gripped his head at the mention of Grace. “And now…”“I’ll mark this information confidential,” she said quickly. “Doctor-patient privilege.”“Thank you.” Nick touched her arm. “Could we have a moment?”She nodded and backed out, closing the door behind her. James shifted in my arms, mum
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(Lila)I pressed against Nick in the courthouse bathroom, my fingers working at his tie while his hands slid under my skirt.“We shouldn’t,” he whispered against my neck. “The hearing starts in ten minutes.”“Then be quick.” I yanked his shirt free, needing to touch skin.His mouth crashed onto mine as he lifted me against the wall. The marble was cold through my blouse but I didn’t care. After that night, after finally being together, I couldn’t keep my hands off him.“Someone could come in,” he warned even as he pushed my skirt higher.“Then lock the door.”He fumbled with the lock one-handed, unwilling to set me down. When the bolt clicked, his control snapped. We came together frantically, desperately, my legs wrapped around his waist as he drove into me.“Nick,” I gasped. “Please…”The door rattled. We froze.“Five minutes to court!” Alexander called through the wood.Nick pressed his forehead to mine, both of us breathing hard. “We need to stop.”“I know.” But I couldn’t make my
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(Nick)The reporters swarmed outside my building like vultures. Through the penthouse windows, I watched them jostle for position, cameras ready. Their shouted questions could be heard even forty floors up.“Mr. Baldwin! Any comment on the pregnancy?”“Is it true you’ll be raising your nephew’s child?”“How does Grace Williams factor into this?”I turned away from the windows to find Lila propped up in our bed, scrolling through her phone with shaking hands.“Stop reading that trash,” I said, taking her phone gently. “Doctor said no stress.”“Have you seen what they’re saying?” Her voice cracked. “The pictures they dug up…”“Hey.” I sat beside her, pulling her close. “Let me handle the press.”“But—”“No buts.” I kissed her temple. “Your only job is taking care of yourself and this baby.”James padded in, still in his dinosaur pajamas. “Uncle Nick? The TV people are saying mean things about Lila.”“Come here, buddy.” I patted the bed. He crawled up carefully, mindful of Lila’s stomach
