Dan Stevens Audiobooks Novels & Stories

“I almost forgot to introduce myself. I’m Sherriff Gustav Bernard, from the Sapphire Mountain PD.” That was all Steven needed to know as all the fight left his body and he looked up at Gustav in horror. “Now, be a good boy and pack your stuff, will you? I don’t think this hospital will be needing your services anymore.” “P-please…” Steven managed to stutter out. “Oh? What was that?” Gustav pretended to have difficulty hearing as he placed his hand on his earlobe. “You want me to make this video viral on social media?” Steven Hallow didn’t need any more invitation. Scrambling on all fours, he all but crawled away from us before getting up on his feet and running for his dear life.

STEVEN I picked up the call. “Hello, this is Steven speaking.” “Hello, Mr. Steven, this is Dylan,” the kid replied. “Oh, Dylan. How are your siblings? Has school dismissed for the day?” I asked. “Yes, sir, we just got out,” he replied. “Can I speak to Mr. Gray, please?” I hesitated. “Oh…” “Are you not with Mr. Gray, Mr. Steven?” he asked. “My brothers and I would like to see him.”

"Always, Stacy. I will always be beside you." My phone rang, "Hello." Steven's voice was on the other end. "Hello, Alexa. I heard you are looking for me. Let's not waste time. Tonight, come to the Hales Hotel, but don't come empty handed." He demanded. I kept my tone calm. "What do you want, Steven?" He laughed. "To talk to you. You dumped me so fast when you got together with Luke. Do you know how many losses I have suffered because of you? Imagine my luck when a time like this comes."

Stevens was careless, and had risked himself more than once, but he was too damned paranoid to vanish without reason. My fist curled around the phone. “Not yet,” I said. “We don’t assume that yet.” She didn’t argue, but the look on her face told me she didn't believe a word of it. I dialed Duke, and he answered at once. “Have you landed?” “Yes, but Stevens isn’t answering his phone.” “That’s bad.” “I need you digging into every number, every location he’s pinged in the last twenty-four hours. If Rowan’s people moved on him, I want to know where.”

I cross my room in my socks and pajamas and slip out into the hallway. Voices echo down the hallway, coming from the direction of the living room. I quietly follow the sound, careful not to make too much noise. At the corner of the living room, I stop and I listen, deciding not to make my presence known. “I’m not going to let some unknown asshole waltz in here and steal Chloe away,” Steven says, with an unusual amount of fire and passion that’s usually reserved for his experiments. Though I recognize his voice, I still peek around the corner to be sure.

I had answered the call, anticipating Daphne’s voice, but what I heard was the deep, gravelly voice of a man. “Hello?” “Is this Major Jake Middleton?” “It is,” I said, glancing at Noah, who was still crawling around on the floor. “Who is this?” “I’m Doctor Steven Edwards,” he replied. “I’m serving in the same unit as your wife.” I felt my knees go weak. “What happened?”I asked the question. But I wasn’t even really listening to his reply. All I heard were a few words that shook me to my very core. It was all I really needed to hear anyway.