LOGINMy mind spills over and over everything that I've been through tonight. All I want to do is hold her in my arms and kiss the hell out of her and tell her she's mine! But I don't even know if I'm going to be able to do that! I don't know what her condition will be when I get there.I was surprised Ares offered to help look for Chelsea. He'd called me when I got home and asked about the situation. I told him if I need him, I'll call him back. And if it isn't anything I can't handle, I might take him up on his offer.I'm sure he has the resources to get to the bottom of this, but maybe I just want to prove that I'm enough of a man to go out and find my own woman...I guess Chelsea isn't the only one who is stubborn.I know that Samantha had been kidnapped in a similar situation a few months ago. His brother-in-law is a known hacker he keeps as his head of his cyber team.I think of the last words Chelsea spoke to me. "I can handle it."I don't give a shit what she thinks she can handle.
Hunter's POVI'd been pacing for a fucking hour, my house full of cops going over everything with a fine-tooth comb. One is in the living room talking to my sister, reassuring her, her daughter will be alright, before the bell chimed.I race to the door like my life depends on it, praying to God it's Chelsea with Tinsley in her arms. But I freeze in confusion as I stare at the woman, who most definitely is not Chelsea, but one that I do recognize, stands holding my niece."Where is Chels?" I growl, reaching for the limp body in her arms, my whole body is vibrating in fury. If Trish was involved in this, that means Portia now has my Chelsea, and she could be doing anything to her at this point.She doesn't look at me as she releases Tinsley's tiny form to me with a frustrated huff. "Look. It's not my place to say. I'm just doing my job. The note said the girl would be safe. And she is. She was asleep the whole time!""Where the fuck is Chelsea?" I demand again.Trisha huffs in annoyanc
And then I see her. My poor Tin-Tin. She's passed out on the floor under some blanket! At least I'm thankful for that. She doesn't have to remember any of this right now. It will all just be a bad dream and when she wakes up, she'll have her Mommy and Uncle Hunty there... and if I'm really lucky, I'll be there too.That's when I see the adults. There are three of them. Skulking in the shadows, but I can see them from the backlight of the beam. They are standing over the sleeping angel like guardians... Or jailers. Soon, they'll be the ones being guarded.But there is only one I recognized. It was the slut just like I thought it would be. There is another woman with similar looks, looking me up and down before she shrugs like this isn't a crime she's involved in. And a man, leaning against a post with a smirk plastered on his face. I really don't like the look flashing in his eyes."She's actually pretty hot. I can see why your man's eyes have been wandering," the man chuckles. "I woul
Chelsea's POVYes, I know I'm an idiot! I really should've listened to Hunter when he said to wait for him. To at least let him come with me. But I don't want to get him hurt! The note only mentioned they wanted me, for whatever reason. I'm not very valuable as a pawn. They already took the king (which would be Tinsley) and now our game is going to come crashing down. I guess the knight is going to have to come in and crush the queen.Yes, I KNOW I'M GOING CRAZY! But I need something to keep my mind occupied so I don't turn around and do something stupid! Like actually following Hunter's instructions.And if Tinsley got hurt because I was a coward, I'd never forgive myself. Hunter said he didn't blame me for this, and that's good, but it doesn't mean I don't blame me for this. I just hope he can get a hold of his sister. She's going to be so mad at me...I'm trying to figure out how the hell I missed it! I was in the kitchen, doing the dishes like I do every night after I put her to s
"You know what the note said, Hunt. If they don't think I came alone they might hurt Tinsley. It's not worth it. I'm not worth it! She's too young and precious. I can handle it!" she insists before she hangs up.Shit!"CALL CHELSEA!" I demand all over again, but this time it just continues to ring and ring and ring. I curse the longer she doesn't pick up. I need to stop her, but she's not listening to me! I end the call, because it's useless if she refuses to answer it!I grind my teeth in frustration. I know what I have to do, and I've been avoiding it the last few minutes. I should've done this the moment Chels hung on up me the first time. But I didn't want to. I still don't want to, but it's got to be done."CALL SANDERS MEMORIAL" I grit out.On the first ring a pleasant woman answers the phone with a professional voice. she sounds too put together for what I'm feeling right now."Sanders Memorial Hospital, how may I direct your call?" The receptionist asks."I need to get a messa
Hunter's POVWhat the hell is going on? I'm pretty sure I've entered an alternate universe where nothing makes sense and anything sane just flies out the window!My heart is palpitating painfully in my chest, because unless I've lost my mind, the girl who has been slowly cemented her way into my life just told me my niece was kidnapped and that she voluntarily decided to go after her without backup!"CHELSEA!" I yell into a now empty line. "FUCK!" I snarl and press the pedal to the metal, praying to God I don't get pulled over. While I'm at it, I'm also praying I can get to Chelsea in time before shit blows up and everything I love gets taken away from me.I'd actually been having a pretty good evening before Chelsea called me. I haven't had to deal with Mark or Portia all day long! I was hoping this was a good thing, but I guess I spoke too soon. (I know this could only be the work of that obsessive bitch. I just never knew she'd do something so fucking despicable just to get my atte
Luke's POVI've had a helluva night. And it wasn't even just having Marcie Adams on my operating table. Something has just felt off all fucking day. I'd almost be wondering if I forgot to feed my dog, but I don't have a fucking dog.Maybe that's it! I need to get a dog, and then have Rogers feed it
It doesn't take long for my shift to end and I clock out. I look around to see if I can find Luke, but it looks like he's decided to spend another night at work instead of going home.Why does he do this to himself? If he doesn't want to have a mental break down, he needs to take care of himself. O
Luke's POVI haven't been able to get Eve off my mind. I wanted to go check in on her yesterday, but she fucking shot me down! Probably because of Fallon and the mess of the night before.But, really, what had she expected from me? She shouldn't have even agreed to the damn thing in the first place
"I'm sorry, Fal. That must've been awkward!" I groan in frustration. No wonder she's calling me! She needs to get all this crap off her chest. "I had no idea you'd be bumping into him!""It's fine... We didn't stick around to talk much. Then he pulled me over to Ares Beck and Sam... I don't think I







