Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

The group was still talking when footsteps echoed on the stairs-Dylan was coming down.

Richard's hand froze on his glass, then he set it down quietly, saying nothing.

Dylan walked straight to Walter's side and greeted him, his voice flat. "Father."

Walter looked pleased. "Just one more month before you leave for overseas. Make sure you get all your work at Ferguson Corporation sorted out. Once you're in North America, it'll be hard to come back."

Dylan nodded. "I'm heading to Ferguson Corporation now."

He turned to go. Richard quickly followed, glancing back at Walter and Rai. "I'll head out too."

He caught up to Dylan at the door, lighting a cigarette as Dylan was about to get in his car.

"Dylan, are you feeling alright?"

Aiden was nowhere in sight. Instead, there was a new assistant by Dylan's side- someone Walter had clearly arranged.

"I'm fine," Dylan replied, barely glancing at him before getting in the car.

Richard took a long drag of his cigarette. "Are you coming back to Palm Bay tonight? There's someone waiting for you."

Bay? There wasn't even a flicker of emotion in his eyes. "I'll be at

didn't push. He just nodded, flicking his ash away.

Dylan's car rolled away.

there for a moment, thinking, then finally pulled out his phone and called

walking at Palm Bay, Milo and Buddy pacing quietly at her side. Charles had already left-now it was

She answered, "Richard?"

Bay. Aiden's been replaced, and if you show up

the dosage. Now, Dylan really remembered

maybe just a pawn.

lashes, gripping her phone tightly. "I

the only safe place left for

housekeeper, and tried

"Hello?"

place. Now, every call to Dylan was being screened.

was right. The trap was already closing in. She could only

But would he?

days, and he never showed. Every time she called, it was that same new assistant who

She couldn't help worrying about Aiden, too. She knew Walter wouldn't go easy on him-after aff Aiden was