Chapter 10

My heart sank. At this hour, the housekeeper should have been taking my two-year-old son to the park.

A wave of cold washed through me. "Henry!" I screamed.

"Can you hear him?" Christina taunted, her laughter crackling through the line. "Your little boy may be cute, but he's far from obedient. I wish he'd stop struggling."

"What do you want?" I asked, forcing myself to stay calm.

Preston had stationed several bodyguards at home. There was no way they wouldn't notice if something was wrong.

"What I want is plain and simple," Christina said, dragging her words out in a menacing way. "You need to drop all charges against Paul and let him go free. You must also promise to stay away from Zoe forever. If you don't, your son will pay the price!"

All of a sudden, the line went dead. Without a second thought, I called Preston and quickly explained what had happened.

His voice was sharp and unyielding as he said, "Don't worry. She won't get away.

"Henry's watch has an emergency tracker.