BAILEE I pulled on the sleeve of my shirt as I got out of the car. Security surrounded me as cameras flashed, and I pulled Brinley onto my hip, trying my best to hide my grimace of pain. Alex’s driver remained in the front seat at my insistence, but our guards had still opened the door for us and
BAILEE "Get out of my way!" I shouted, pushing past Keller. "Brinley!" My voice cracked as my fear consumed me. White noise buzzed in my head, drowning out the sound of Keller calling me back. A hand wrapped around my arm, but I dug my nails into it as I ripped it off. "BRINLEY!" I screamed,
CALEB “Daddy!” Brinley screamed when she saw me sitting in the car. I wanted to throttle Nathan when I saw how tightly he had been grabbing her arm as he hoisted her into the car. He had barely closed the door when my driver, Nathan’s brother, Seth, took off. “Easy, cousin. You wouldn’t want
Caleb “The fuck did you say to me?” I snapped loudly, wanting to be heard over Brinley’s obnoxious sobbing. It was too much, putting me on edge before Nathan had even started running his mouth. I almost wished I could call Kingston and ask him what he had done to make Nathan obedient and quiet wh
BAILEE Ben's arms tightened around me as I watched Alex speak into the phone. Both men were furious, but after they witnessed the police threaten to arrest me when I cornered their captain, they kept their calm. Only once did I see him wince and grab his leg when he first arrived, but he recovere
ALEXANDER “We have people in the area already. They will keep an eye out for anything suspicious.” Captain Cole said, and I lifted my wrist to glance at my watch. “We will have more coming in later to avoid it looking unusual.” It wasn’t even two. “Wouldn’t he have already set his trap?” I asked,
BAILEE My foot was tapping as I sat in the van, watching the cameras as Alex approached the South Side Bridge. It wasn’t really a bridge. It was more a small walking path that went over the small pond that the city had added. They had hoped it would bring a place of peace and beauty to an otherwis
ALEXANDER I could see him. He was so close that I could easily see and possibly even grab him if I wanted to. Yet, I couldn’t If Brinley wasn’t with him, then the small chance of her getting out of this unharmed went right out the window. I didn’t know Nathan as well as I thought I did, and i
BEN Bailee gently hit his arm with the back of her hand as she walked by him to a cabinet to grab a glass, and I laughed. “It was a week ago. Where is Brinley?” I asked, looking around for my adorable niece. She would probably love to hear my news with them. “She said she had to go find her train.
BEN I wasn’t sure when I decided to return to the city. Still, I found myself pulling up to Alex’s house five hours later, my back irritated from being in the car for so long, and only one text from the manager of the rehab center checking in and asking if they could get me anything since I missed
HAVEN “Hey, have you guys seen my…” Calum said as he trailed behind the security guard who stormed past us, but he stopped in our way when he saw my face. “You’re crying?” “Not now, Calum.” He ignored her, but I didn’t want to discuss this with him. We were just co-workers, not friends. He fli
BEN My hands were sweaty, and a chill went through me. I couldn’t trust anyone. Not my parents, staff, or even Haven after her repeated lies over the past week. If she had told the truth this time, I would be in serious trouble. My staff had access to everything that controlled my life. I wou
BEN My heart twisted in my chest. After seeing her picture, I knew in my gut that Siri was mine, but Haven had lied so many times that even hearing what I had wanted to hear, I wasn’t sure I could believe it. “There wasn’t anyone else?” I repeated. If there wasn’t anyone else, then Haven hadn’t
HAVEN “That’s not possible,” I said, shaking my head back and forth. This room was too small for us to hash this out now. I felt like I couldn’t breathe with Ben so close, and his body heat made me uncomfortably warm. “Look at me, Haven,” Ben demanded, and I ripped my eyes away from the stack o
HAVEN I had resented Benjamin Evans for many things over the years, but the feeling of dread that now bubbled in my gut when I drove to work was the cherry on top. This job was finally something I had outside of my home that I had worked hard for, and that made me happy, and he made me not want t
BEN “Haven, like your old assistant Haven?” Bailee asked, and I nodded even though she couldn’t see me. “The one and only,” I grumbled in response, rubbing my temples as I tried to fight the headache that was rapidly coming on. “That’s great! Did you guys talk?” Bailee asked, sounding as excited
BEN “Bailee,” I answered, tucking the envelope under my arm as I swiped my key card and opened the door to my suite. “How are you feeling?” She had another baby on the way, a boy this time, but she had been having some stress-related complications that had worried everyone around her. Granted, sh