Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Chapter 1537

Three minutes later, Annie was shoved out of the car at gunpoint.

Her belly heavy with pregnancy, she met the eyes of the man at the front of the crowd.

For once, a crack appeared in Conner's icy expression-a flash of worry. "Annie."

Annie stepped forward, her voice calm and unwavering. "Conner, let me go in."

Henry, who'd been trying to stick his head out the window to call for his dad, found the window rolled up, blocking him. Standing on his mom's lap, his little face turned red with frustration as he squabbled with the men behind him. "I want to see Daddy!"

Mia was now more convinced than ever that her boy was a little tiger cub, through and through.

Earlier, in the car, Annie had been negotiating with Miles.

"I'm the one you want. Let them go," Annie said firmly. "You all know I'm pregnant just me is enough to threaten Conner. And you've seen what Mrs. Cedillo can do. Bringing her in won't help your cause."

Ms. Annie, you've got it all wrong. Who complains about having too many bargaining chips? Besides "He glanced at the computer where Mia and Andre's faces were visible-"no matter how tough someone is, once you find their

on the "little soft spot"-the pouting boy, who was fuming and loudly tattling,

teachable moment. "Son, do

car, pleading with Conner to let her inside. Conner didn't move, and neither did the people

at his wife's face, his eyes drifting

was ready to let Maja fend for herself

let his own wife and child

family," he said, voice rough with emotion. There was no way he'd let the family he'd fought so hard

filled with tears at

her life at stake-she was carrying the only other person in the world who

looked away, refusing to meet her gaze. If there was any hope of saving Maja, it would only be if Annie

masked as usual, that Mia couldn't pick out their faces-she only knew her husband was somewhere among them, standing guard behind

still wouldn't let Henry see his dad.