Chapter 24

“Corbin?”

“Yeah, Corbin just had an episode and bolted from the hospital. He was making a scene out on the street, crying and causing a ruckus, totally out of control. It was that girl who calmed him down.

And when she left, she even wrote a prescription for the Dentons, with all sorts of calming and restorative remedies. She must know a thing or two about medicine.

Think about it: a kind–hearted, loving, drop–dead gorgeous woman with medical knowledge to boot. Sounds perfect for our Elijah, don’t you think?”

Tarquin knew Corbin as his good friend, Keaton Huber’s nephew,

After a kidnapping two years ago, Corbin had been left with psychological scars and bipolar disorder, with episodes not unlike those of Elijah.

The idea of someone with medical knowledge piqued Tarquin’s interest. Elijah often hurt himself during his fits of rage. If Elijah’s caregiver understood medicine, that could only be a good thing.

“Tarquin, we got the surveillance footage, and it’s–it’s…”

Tarquin snatched the tablet from Lowell’s hands and glanced at it, his face darkening,

“Her? No way!”

Benjamin leaned in closer,

“Yep, it’s her! Look at how she managed to soothe Corbin without any sedatives. Don’t think she’s just pacifying a crying kid. Corbin was in the middle of an episode. If I’m not mistaken, she must be versed in child psychology; otherwise, she couldn’t have calmed him down so effortlessly. What an outstanding woman!

a uamn shame not knowing which lowlife snatched her away. It’s just inhuman! If we catch the guy,

his lips and turned to Benjamin, speechless.

standing to the side, interjected quietly, “Dr. Benjamin, the one who snatched her away is Tarquin himself.”

Benjamin’s eyes widened in

Lowell shifted awkwardly.

Why on earth would you snatch her off the street? You two don’t have

the slammer,

days.”

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the poor girl? Release her

brooded with a stormy expression.

Corbin had him

her to get close to him and Elijah, a play put on for his benefit?

up, there had been a string of unusual events. She was definitely not as simple

moment of silence, Tarquin said to Lowell,

“And then what?”

“Nothing else.”

take her

now.” Tarquin’s face was inscrutable.

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