Chapter 37
“I get it,” he said softly. “Seeing you in danger, watching you carry all this weight… it kills me not to protect you. But I’ll respect your boundaries, Sage Whatever you need
“Thank you,” I managed, relief washing through me even as something else–something that felt dangerously like regrel–twisted in my chest. “I should have been more upfront with you about this. But….. I appreciate you understanding.
smile was small but genuine, eyes still holding mine. “Whether you’re ready or not, I’ll still be here, Sage. That’s a promise I intend to keep.”
Hours later, I gathered my things, desperate for a shower and clean clothes.
“I need to get out of here for a while.” I said, straightening my wrinkled blazer.
“Not alone,” Caspian’s tone left no room for argument. “Blake and Stark will take you home. Your apartment is safe.
I conceded, remembering the shattered windows of my apartment after Rachel’s last visit. “Fine. But just for tonight.”
him so determined.”
On the drive home, Blake broke the silence. “He’s really changed. Since meeting you again, I’ve never seen h
I’m his lawyer,” I replied flatly. He needs me to win this case.”
Blake shook his head. This is more than a contract dispute. Do you know how many women he’s turned down? Since you came hack, he doesn’t even go lu post–game parties anymore.”
That’s his choice,” I turned away. “We have too much history… too much pain.”
“Sometimes the hardest barriers to cross are the ones we build ourselves.”
Outside my
de my building, reporters protect you. R
swarmed the entrance. My phone vibrated with a text:
with a text: I can see you, little girl. His b
blood was just the beginning. No one can
The media vultures descended as we exited the car, shouting questions and thrusting microphones at me.
“Get the fuck away!” I shouted as one reporter shoved her microphone into my face. This is harassment!”
“Is it true Rachel Miller is hurting you because of allegations against your stepfather? Are those allegations true?”
Blake stepped between us. “Get that camera one inch closer and I’ll shove it down your throat
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Inside my apartment, holde ruched forward, hugging me tightly. Thank God! Hellena told me Caspian almost… I’ve been so worried.”
My apartment was transformed by FBI surveillance equipment, monitors displaying camera feeds of the building.
“We’ve been looking at safe house options,” Marcus said, pointing toward his laptop “ay from the media, with security.”
Unexpected tears welled in my eyes. “You guys are fucking amazing, you know that?–
I studied the apartment listings, one catching my eye.
Then a
ng my eye. “That one looks nice. Spacious, secure, good view,”
a new thought formed, “Wait, maybe what I need isn’t just a new place to live.”
What do you mean?” 1
What if I start completely fresh? Leave M Morgan & Wright, open own practice?”
Your could focus on cases you actually care about! Isolde said excitedly.
As we raised our glasses to toast my new beginning, the windows suddenly exploded inward.
Glass shards rained across the room as we dove for rovel
My phone vibrated with an incoming text–from an unknown number with an attached photo
My blood froze as I stared at the image: Caspian’s hospital room, taken from outside his window, with a red laser dot centered on his sleeping form.
Chapter 37
Did you really think you were safe? The FBI cant protect him, and they can’t protect you. Time to finish what Daddy started, little sister. His life or yours. Come alone to where it all began. You have one hour. -R
I looked up from my phone to see a red laser dot dancing across my own chest, coming from a building across the street.
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