Dominic-“I guess you aren’t dead after all.” Valerie sighed.“Let her go!” I rocked the chair I was sitting in.“Sorry, I can’t do that.” Valerie stood, releasing Hayden.Hayden moved closer to me, wrapping her arms around my legs. My chest ached as I saw absolute fear on Hayden’s face. When I left this morning, I suspected it was a trap. The moment the plane landed, I received a text message from an unknown number, telling me to meet at a location if I wanted to learn more about my father’s death.It hadn’t mattered at the time because I figured that as long as Hayden was safe, I could handle anything. When I arrived at the location, which had been an empty warehouse, I was knocked out and woke up where I am now. On the plus side, I learned more about my father’s death, which was directly tied to Lexus, as I suspected.Valerie had brought a man who had been involved with the fire and told me he was the one who had lit the match. She had told me she would let me handle the man howeve

Dominic-Placing my hand against the side of the car, I bent over when a wave of dizziness hit me. Closing my eyes, I focused on breathing until the world stopped spinning. I knew I should wait for Tristan or someone else to take us to the hospital, but I was worried that Hayden’s injuries couldn’t wait much longer.Once I felt steady enough to drive, I got in the Hummer. Hayden was unconscious when I looked over at her as I put on my seat belt. Reaching across her, I pulled the seatbelt over her and strapped her in.“Hold on. I will get you to the hospital.” I pulled my hand back after briefly touching her face.I ignored the speed limit to the hospital. When I pulled in front of the emergency room, I didn’t care that I was blocking the path for an ambulance. Slamming the vehicle in park, I left the Hummer running as I got out.I dropped to a knee when my feet touched the ground but caught myself with the door before I fell completely. Tristan must have informed some of my men to mee