Chapter 14

An hour went by with me pacing up and down my office floor, thoughts churning of what I would do when finally I had Zara back within my grasp. Mine. And she needed reminding of the fact.

My phone buzzed an hour later with a new message that I grasped eagerly and read with so much anticipation.

"I found her," the words said. "She is being held with an old Lady in a small cottage on the outskirts of town. Attached is the address."

A slow, dangerous smile spread across my face. Now Zara was so near, this close, so near to being back to where she belonged.

Not a minute could be wasted, and I instinctively tugged at my jacket, began for the door, and texted Ethan, That he should meet me by the car. We were off to see Zara, and it was high time that she learned she couldn't get away with it.

The sun dipped under the horizon as Ethan and I turned into the drive, dragging long shadows across the landscape. The tension stirred between us, focusing into a core, sharp edge in the vacuum of s