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“We’re okay,” she assured him, “just shaken up.”

“Let’s get you inside,” he said, putting his arm around my shoulders and kissing my temple. I leaned against him as we walked into the house.

“How did this happen?” he asked once the door had closed behind us.

“I don’t know,” my mother said. “They must have replaced the driver with one of their men.”

David suddenly walked into the room, and his eyes widened with shock as he saw me.

We made eye contact, and I glared angrily at him without making any attempt to hide my hatred.

“Where were you?” I demanded.

“What?” he asked. I saw that he had a tote bag in his hand.

“Is that the ransom money?” I asked, pointing to the bag. Were you just going to keep it for yourself? Is that why you’re still standing here and never showed up at the drop point?”

said, looking from me to Amanda. “They

were waiting for word that you’d shown up, but you never

I

stepped towards me carefully. “Ella I swear I never heard where I was supposed to go. gathered the money as soon as they told me the amount, and I was trying to figure

face open and send you

looked genuinely horrified by my words, and he dropped the tote bag full of money onto the floor, pulling me into

apology, but didn’t let that show. I pulled

leave,” my father said, stepping towards David with rage clear on

“But]–”

“Now,” he ordered.

you want a ride home?” he asked. She nodded without a word and hurried after him as he

his arms around me, and I let

wedding is close,” my father said softly. “Do you still

looked up at him in surprise. “Why would you ask me

on with David,” my father sal glancing at the door. “I can’t say what it is, but

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feel right.”

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