Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 736

The cops hadn't shown up yet, but Cole did.

Ever since Thorsten stepped back into his shadow-boss role, Cole had been the public face of the Drago family, handling all the messy PR And, apparently, me.

"Where's Nina?" he demanded, skipping any kind of small talk.

Sasha had already said the figure just resembled me, but Cole? He sounded like he was 100 percent sure i I was me. Whether he genuinely couldn't tell the difference or was just faking it, I couldn't say.

"I don't know, and it's got nothing to do with me," I shot back.

"If I'm here, it's for a reason. If it's money you want, that can be arranged-just hand her over," he said, like I was some cash-hungry gold digger.

I raised an eyebrow. I guess that's all he thought of me. People loved to assume my currer assets were just leftovers from my breakup with Jace. The internet had a field day calling me a sellout who treated relationships like transactions. "What do you want her for?" I asked, brushing off the insult and leaning into curiosity instead.

"That's none of your business," he snapped.

I threw in a mock pout. "Let me guess. You're planning to use Nina to keep Sasha in line? Or maybe you're worried a missing kid will tank DracoLux's image? Or could it be "Keira," Cole cut me off. "That's family business. Stay out of it."

completely. If I was already poking the bear, might as well finish. " your mother send you?" "...or

just for a second. Oh? So this

lot about my family," he

and laid it out flat. "Nina's disappearance has nothing to do with me. You know where I've

silent for a beat before leaning in, his tone slow and calculated. "But that little girl ran off chasing someone who looked just like you.

course, Cole had already pieced it together. Smart guy. Too bad for him, I wasn't

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confess anything.

I said, playing

knowing smile. "You're too clever not to

the fakest confusion I

nodded. "Fine. Someone used you to pull

that be?" I

trying to crack me open and spill my secrets. Too bad for him, my poker face was rock solid. After a beat, he shook his head. "I don't know." "Then maybe stop