AUTHOR'S POV

"No!"

Aiden and Dennis bit out at the same time.

Anastasia looked between the both of them, getting even more infuriated. "What do you mean no?"

"Ana, you ca-"

"I am no-"

Each of them began again, speaking over each other.

"I want to hear nothing!" She stopped them with her two palms raised on either side of her. "I'll go by myself, simple!" She finished and grabbed the bag.

It had been over an hour after they received the video. They've successfully raised the money, but they still had no one to take the money to the designated location, because Aiden and Dennis wouldn't be on the same page.

The two men tried to talk her out of it.

Aiden understood Dennis' point of view. It wasn't like he had plenty of money laying around to just give to kidnappers, he just wanted his daughter back. After she was safely in their arms, then they could involve all types of authorities and security. But definitely not at the expense of Amie's safety. "Come on, Ana, we've got this. Just remain here with Justin," he said as his gaze cut to Justin squirming in his court as he curiously watched them.

"No!" Ana wasn't having it. "You've wasted enough time."

Anastasia had tried to be patient, but they've both been arguing for the past thirty minutes.

"Ana, please, we don't know what these people have planned, please, you can't go. Let me go," Dennis pleaded.

Even as both men pleaded, they knew she wouldn't yield. And so as she ignored both of them and made her way outside, the wheels in their heads turned.

Ana opened the car door, then she turned to the two men.

me do this," she told them before she got into the

coming," she muttered to herself as she

out of the driveway. Without a word, Dennis

felt Dennis gaze on him. He took the opposite route that Anastasia had just taken but once he was out of Dennis' sight, he

very well that Ana needed protection.

focused on locating the address, failed to notice the car that had trailed behind her for the past thirty minutes. Finally, she drove into the bad deserted road where her GPS

saw Ana get off the highway and make a turn into what looked like an alley, he knew he would be discovered if

of the uncompleted building, her eyes going from each open window to the next, hoping she'd spot Amie

She called out after

hadn't provided a phone number. Just an address to meet up, drop the money and

grip on the bag tightened,

"Hello? Anyone here?"

route. While he followed Ana, he saw another alleyway. He

a cry, but after a few seconds, he could

steps toward the building. "Amie, are you

stopped. Then, "Daddy?" Then she burst

called

building. There, in the large room, was Amie. She was tied to one of the many weak unsteady

"Daddy!"

ran up to her as she frantically tried to untie the right rope around her wrist, bruising her skin in

as

eyes swollen from crying so much and simultaneously

save me," she cried, glad to see someone else

two hefty men appeared out of nowhere and stepped

the money?" One of them

"It's out front where

said. "We can't release her until we

while, Amie's

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