Chapter 94

They rifled through the hotel for what felt like an eternity, but there was no sign of Marco anywhere. Clara’s voice trembled with concern. “What if it’s serious? What if he’s been rushed to the hospital?”

“Don’t panic just yet,” he reassured her, retrieving his phone to call Marco. But try as he might, the call wouldn’t go through.

Fearing his phone was the issue, Anders handed Marco’s number to Clara to try her luck. No dice. Same result.

That was when he noticed the landline cord snipped clean through. The cell signal jammed, and the phone line was cut.

A chill ran down Anders‘ spine. He bolted to the door, only to find it locked tight, unyielding to his attempts. It hit him like a ton of bricks – they’d been played.

The whole setup was a ruse to frame him and Clara and make it seem like they were together.

As the realization dawned, he swung around to gauge Clara’s reaction. Her cheeks were flushed, her eyes glazed with a desire he’d never seen before.

At

seized Anders‘ chest.

seemingly drained of strength. “Anders, I’m burning up.” With those words, she

of detective work kicked in. Anders knew she was drugged. Someone had

prickled with dread. If his hunch was right, they’d been targets for some

The door’s locked, the phones are

he explained with urgency.

recoiled at the news. “Anders, I need a

terrified of

I don’t, I don’t know what I’ll

much, wary of triggering her

off, but Clara could lose her sanity. He quickly wrapped a

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and lan his touch, his kisses, the sweet nothings he’d

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