“What happened?” Charlotte asked at once.

“I’m in debt, and they took me…” Olivia wept, the horror clear in her voice. “Please help me, or I’m going to die.”

“Where are you? Tell me your location.”

Charlotte brushed off the foam and rushed to change her clothes.

“At the alley behind Sultry Night,” Olivia said in a shaky voice. “Come alone, or they’ll kill me.” Olivia hung up.

Charlotte got dressed, grabbed her phone, and rushed out.

said, but Charlotte brushed past her shoulder and ran down the stairs in her

Windt, Ms. Windt!” the maid

Charlotte turned back and called. Downstairs, she addressed the bodyguards who were parking

Marino stared

please. Right now,” Charlotte

did not dare delay further and opened the

to?” Mrs. Berry, who was busy laying the table, ran out to enquire. “You have your wedding shoot by the beach

and will be back shortly. Please inform Zachary of my absence.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

the second floor, where Zachary was reading with the children, a knock came on the door. The

looked away from the book he was holding. “Where

happened,” the maid said concernedly. “I thought you would be worried, so I’m just here to let you

shut the book and addressed the children. “Let’s continue this tonight, shall

The children

else we wouldn’t remember where we left

handed a bookmark made of a beautifully preserved

and rubbed Ellie on the nose. “Don’t worry, I have a photographic

the door. “Come down for

Daddy!” the children chorused in sweet

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