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Chapter 0030

“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?”

me to Amanda. “They didn’t tell me where to make the exchange.”

call you. They were waiting for word that you’d shown up, but you never did.”

I

heard where I was supposed to go. gathered the money as soon as they told me the amount, and I was trying to figure out where I could find you.” I could feel tears streaming down my cheeks. David

said. “They were going to slice my face open and send you

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

show. I pulled away from his embrace and wiped my face

my father said, stepping towards David with rage clear on

“But]–”

“Now,” he ordered.

home?” he

up and wrapped his arms around me, and I let

father said softly. “Do

up at him in surprise.

is going on with David,” my father sal glancing at the

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