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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
BAILEE I let out the breath I had been holding, my fear of being arrested overwritten by my relief that he was going to actually take us. I was confident he was about to have us detained, but it was amazing to see just how much power Alex had in the city. If he were anyone else, I had no doubt
BAILEE “Where?” I demanded, searching each screen slowly and carefully for anything that would reveal her location. I knew they wouldn’t take me there when they had barely let us get this close to Caleb, but I was going whether they liked it or not. They needed a warrant to burst into buildings w
BAILEE “Won’t your driver be mad that we aren’t staying in one place?” I asked as he picked it up to a jog. “I don’t think I’ve seen my driver mad a day in his life, and if he can’t locate a moving target, he lied on his resume,” Alex said. “Ben was already with him, waiting for our call. They we
BAILEE “This is absurd,” I said, pulling at the cuff around my wrists. “There are real criminals out there right now, and you have me locked up in here! I can sue you for this!” “No, we can’t,” Ben said, leaning his head back against the wall. “But I will raise hell if anything happens to my niece
BAILEE The air left my lungs in one big swoosh of air as I heard the words. She was safe. “Where is she?” I asked breathlessly. “She is being looked over by the paramedics right now,” Keller said, and my hand instantly grabbed Alex’s to steady myself. “Is she hurt? Did he hurt her?” I asked
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