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Ryan’s once warm smile grew cold. “Because Yve is in prison right now, thanks to your precious Aaron. She was on parole, trying to rebuild her life, and then your boyfriend decided to file that restraining order. Violated her parole conditions. Now she has to serve out the rest of her sentence.”
I let out a snort and shrugged my shoulders. “If your daughter wanted to stay out of prison, maybe she should have followed the rules instead of stalking people while on parole.”
My response seemed to thoroughly anger Ryan’s mother as she yanked her cell phone out of her pocket and began tapping it rapidly, speaking in Spanish, voice rising with each unfamiliar word.
Ryan turned to me. “She’s calling Aaron’s mother. If Yve isn’t released, you’re not leaving here.”
Lucky growled. No. I’m not having this. I felt every single iota of fear leave my body. This situation was not just absurd, it was borderline ridiculous.
I leaned back in the wooden chair, crossing my arms over my chest despite the gun still pointed at me. “Go ahead. Call her. This will all be over soon.”
Ryan’s intimidating smile quickly faded. “You don’t understand, my mother is serious. She’s not bluffing.”
“Oh, I’m sure she is, but this is honestly the worst kidnapping I’ve ever seen.” Then I sat straight, and fixed them with a menacing look. “If you
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“Oh, I’m sure she is, but this is honestly the worst kidnapping I’ve ever seen.” Then I sat straight, and fixed them with a menacing look. “If you and your mother don’t want to end up in prison cells right next to your daughter, you should probably let me go now.
*Aaron*
My wolf had been growling practically since I received the call from Cathe. I jumped into the car the hotel had provided and rushed to the shopping mall. I must have broken a thousand traffic regulations, and I definitely angered a million motorists.
But that didn’t matter.
As I drove, I was praying to the moon goddess that when I got to the mall, Jane would be there, smiling, and would scold me for worrying.
But as I pulled into the crowded parking lot, I immediately spotted Cathe. She didn’t look like it was a joke at all. She was slumped against the side of her jeep, tears streaming down her cheeks. My mother, Bonnie and Diana were beside her, wearing similar facial expressions.
My stomach dropped.
This wasn’t a joke or a prank. Jane was really gone.
I dragged my feet to where they stood, and instantly, Cathe burst into loud sobs. “I’m so sorry Aaron. I shouldn’t have…
I didn’t hear anything else. I couldn’t breathe. My gaze fell on the empty car seat. I could still smell Jane, so I knew she was actually here. Fen was about to lose it. The staggering pain that clouded my chest was
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too much to bear. I could feel him itching to come out, to rip at something, anything.
But I had to hold myself together… for Jane.
“She was tired… I… I wish… Oh God, Aaron… I’m sorry.
I nodded quietly and pulled out my phone. My hands were shaking as I dialed 999, constantly making mistakes and typing the wrong digits. I finally pulled myself together long enough to get it right and dialed.
The operator was professional and asked for all the necessary details.
“She’s thirty years old, about 5’7. Dark, curly hair, amber eyes. Yes, she was taken from a car in the parking lot of Westfield in Shepherd’s Bush.”
“What was she wearing?”
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I turned to Cathe who murmured, “A full–length green dress.” I repeated the information to the operator.
I couldn’t believe I was doing this. How do I reduce my entire world to a single police report?
“Is there anyone who might have intentionally taken her? Any individual that feels slighted, restraining orders, or…”
“Jane has a complicated history with some people.” That was one way to put it.
The operator took all the information down and then informed me that the police would arrive soon. I thanked her and ended the call.
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I didn’t know what to do after that. I didn’t like waiting. I wanted to see Jane now, to hold her in my arms right now. As I waited, my anger began to bubble up, and before I could think, I snapped my attention toward Cathe.
“How could you leave her alone? She’s carrying my pup for fuck’s sake. You’re not supposed to let her out of your sight. What were you thinking?”
