Oh my. It tastes
perfect. I take another, and Christian watches me intently.
“Mia?” I ask.
“She’s safe. Thanks to you.”
“They did ha一ve her?”
“Yes.”
All the madness was for a reason. Relief spirals through my body . Thank
God, thank God, thank God she’s okay. I frown.
“How did they get her?”
“Elizabeth Morgan,” he says simply.
“No!”
He nods. “She picked her up at Mia’s gym.”
I frown, still not understanding.
“Ana, I’ll fill you in on the details later. Mia is fine, all things considered. She
was drugged. She’s groggy now and shaken up, but by some miracle she
wasn’t harmed.” Christian’s jaw clenches. “What you did”—he runs his hand
through his hair—“was incredibly bra一ve and incredibly stupid. You could ha一ve
been killed.” His eyes blaze a bleak, chilling gray, and I know he’s restraining
his anger.
“I didn’t know what else to do,” I whisper.
“You could ha一ve told me!” he says vehemently, fisting his hands in his lap.
“He said he’d kill her if I told anyone. I couldn’t take that risk.”
Christian closes his eyes, dread etched in his face.
“I ha一ve died a thousand deaths since Thursday.”
Thursday?
“What day is it?”
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“It’s almost Saturday,” he says, checking his watch. “You’ve been
unconscious for over twenty-four hours.”
Oh.
“And Jack and Elizabeth?”
“In police custody. Although Hyde is here under guard. They had to remove
the bullet you left in him,” Christian says bitterly. “I don’t know where in this
hospital he is, fortunately, or I’d probably kill him myself.” His face darkens.
Oh shit. Jack is here?
“That’s for SIP you fucking bitch!” I pale. My empty stomach convulses, tears
prick my eyes, and a deep shudder runs through me.
“Hey.” Christian scoots forward, his voice filled with concern. Taking the
glass from my hand, he tenderly folds me into his arms.
“You’re safe now,” he murmurs against my hair, his voice hoarse.
“Christian, I’m so sorry.” My tears start to fall.
“Hush.” He strokes my hair, and I weep into his neck.
“What I
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