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Chapters (63)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Chapter One
  4. Chapter Two
  5. Chapter Three
  6. Chapter Four
  7. Chapter Five
  8. Chapter Six
  9. Chapter Seven
  10. Chapter Eight
  11. Chapter Nine
  12. Chapter Ten
  13. Chapter Eleven
  14. Chapter Twelve
  15. Chapter Thirteen
  16. Chapter Fourteen
  17. Chapter Fifteen
  18. Chapter Sixteen
  19. Chapter Seventeen
  20. Chapter Eighteen
  21. Chapter Nineteen
  22. Chapter Twenty
  23. Chapter Twenty-One
  24. Chapter Twenty-Two
  25. Chapter Twenty-Three
  26. Chapter Twenty-Four
  27. Chapter Twenty-Five
  28. Chapter Twenty-Six
  29. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  30. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  31. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  32. Chapter Thirty
  33. Chapter Thirty-One
  34. Chapter Thirty-Two
  35. Chapter Thirty-Three
  36. Chapter Thirty-Four
  37. Chapter Thirty-Five
  38. Chapter Thirty-Six
  39. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  40. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  41. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  42. Chapter Forty
  43. Chapter Forty-One
  44. Chapter Forty-Two
  45. Chapter Forty-Three
  46. Chapter Forty-Four
  47. Chapter Forty-Five
  48. Chapter Forty-Six
  49. Chapter Forty-Seven
  50. Chapter Forty-Eight
  51. Chapter Forty-Nine
  52. Chapter Fifty
  53. Chapter Fifty-One
  54. Chapter Fifty-Two
  55. Chapter Fifty-Three
  56. Chapter Fifty-Four
  57. Chapter Fifty-Five
  58. Chapter Fifty-Six
  59. Chapter Fifty-Seven
  60. A letter from Charly
  61. Acknowledgements
  62. About the Author
  63. Also by Charly Cox

Alyssa smiled. ‘Your son is very protective of his mom and is doing quite well, all things considered. I understand Rosalyn offered to take him until you were fully recovered and out of the hospital, but after she and Tessa spoke, the two of them decided Brandon would be more comfortable staying with his best friend and closer to home. The last time I checked in, the boys were busy drawing you get well cards and planning their futures as superheroes or cops. Apparently, there was a pretty lively debate on whether or not they were allowed to do both or had to choose one over the other.’ A warm tug pulled at Alyssa’s heart, picturing Brandon’s passion for superheroes.

Elizabeth’s grin came off as more of a grimace. ‘Tessa did tell me that when she called.’ With a loving, indulgent chuckle, she pointed to several drawings propped on the windowsill. ‘She dropped those off when I was still in a coma. Superheroes and cops are probably a safer bet because I don’t think either of them are quite ready to be enrolled in art school just yet.’

Where she was smiling seconds ago, tears now filled Elizabeth’s eyes. ‘His father would’ve been so proud.’ Then sobering again, she said, ‘There’s been lots of talk that you rescued Gabriel Kensington’s daughter and her friend. Is it true they actually escaped first? Or are you not allowed to tell me?’

‘It’s been on the news, so I can tell you at least that much. They were being held in a crawl space in a cabin up in the Pecos. They managed to get loose and escape, and as they were hiding, they found what they decided later was their good luck charm.’ Alyssa wasn’t sure why she did it, but she pulled out the pocketknife she’d placed in an evidence baggie and dangled it in front of Elizabeth’s face so she could see.

It took several seconds for her to realize Elizabeth was no longer listening. Her gaze was locked on the pocketknife, but before Alyssa could ask what was wrong, Elizabeth’s eyes rolled back in her head, and the alarms in her room started blaring.

Chapter Fifty-Three

Thursday, October 10

Alyssa was two steps behind Cord as they raced out of the hospital, but that was only because she was trying to place a call at the same time. It rang four times before going to voicemail. Again. Panting less from exertion than tension, she fought the desire to hurl her phone against one of the concrete pillars as she passed, for no other reason than to release some of the blistering rage stirring in her gut.