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
ALEXANDER It was hard to take my eyes off Bailee and Brinley as they lay curled up in my bed. Seeing them there made me feel complete and whole. My woman, my future daughter, and my unborn baby. I had a family. They were my family. Every few minutes, I had been peaking my head into the room,
ALEXANDER “What’s going on, man?” “Nothing.” He said a bit too quickly before running his palm down his face. “It’s just been nice having people around again… my people. I’ve been alone for so long. No matter how many tickets I sent or how many times I called or texted, my family hadn’t shown up
BAILEE As I woke, my body was stiff and overly warm. Brinley was curled into my side, her head on my shoulder, sleeping partially on top of me, and I sighed in relief that she was actually here and safe. I stared at her for a long while, worried that she would disappear and I would wake up alone,