Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

"All three of the ladies are down—I glanced over and saw there's a

hole in the window!"

"What? Is Sienna still in there?" Whitney's face changed as she rushed inside.

Sure enough, three sturdy middle-aged women were sprawled on the floor. One

was moaning, another had blood running down her forehead, and the third was

completely knocked out cold.

"What the hell happened here?"

Another bodyguard quickly helped up the one woman who was still somewhat

conscious.

Standing over her, Whitney demanded, "Where's the girl you were supposed to be

watching? Did she do this to you?"

"Oh, Miss, that girl is vicious! She nearly killed all three of us trying to get out! She

cried and screamed half the night, but Felix told us not to be too rough, so we just

tied her up and tried to keep her calm.

Later, she passed out. We figured she had an asthma attack, so we loosened her

restraints to check on her. Next thing I know, she's clawing at my sister's eyes!

Then she hit me in the head with a brick.

Neither of us could get up, and then she knocked the third one out and climbed

out the window!"

The woman wiped the blood from her cheek, pointing shakily at the shattered

window.

Whitney looked over.

it out. He

window's low enough to climb out easily. That was

right to

cold. "When did she get out? The blood's still

didn't you call Felix?"

was about two hours ago..." The woman ducked her

us couldn't handle one wild cat like

in no shape to even get

call anyone."

Whitney ignored their excuses.

had put these women in charge of Sienna, never

this hard.

expecting Sienna to turn over a

was way too optimistic.

cold

the window

had escaped before dawn. This was the outskirts of town, and the

exactly safe

wouldn't seriously hurt

to risk running off into the dark,

her sleeve.

together

thinking too hard, she knew

Shane's apartment was humiliating enough. Then

an even bigger slap

simply wouldn't

trouble. What was she

to the hospital,"

coldly to

word,

and called Ludwik.

to ask him to tell the