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

A shiver of discomfort ran through me at the thought that he’d been quietly planning this while living right next door to Kennedy.

“Assemble a tactical team to storm the cabin.” Nate’s tone was authoritative. “We need armed officers in full protective gear. I’m trained in hostage negotiation, but hopefully those skills won’t be needed.”

My fists clenched at the thought that Tyler might be holding Kennedy hostage. Who knew what he’d do if cornered?

“I’m coming,” I said.

Nate shook his head. “We can’t have civilians getting in the way. It’s too risky.”

Anger flashed through me. I wanted to get in his face and yell at him. Remind him of how he’d feel if it was Tess or Grace who’d been taken. But before I could, my phone buzzed with an incoming message. When I glanced down, it was from him.

Nate: We can’t stop a civilian if he happens to follow us at a distance. But don’t interfere.

My heart lifted, and I watched as Nate assembled a team, determined to follow as soon as they left. Kennedy needed me, and I wouldn’t let her down.

Chapter Forty-Nine

KENNEDY

As time wore on, Tyler grew increasingly agitated. At first, he’d spoken calmly, but now he couldn’t seem to decide what to do, and it was causing him to spiral. With how long he’d been gone from town, he feared somebody would notice he was missing and make the connection. He said he couldn’t let me go because I’d be able to identify him, but he hadn’t been able to convince himself to take any other course of action.

According to his ramblings as he paced the length of the cabin, killing me would be the safest option, provided he could figure out how to dispose of my body. I was glad for his reluctance, but it seemed to be waning. He’d debated drugging me and hoping my memory would be fuzzy, but he didn’t want to take the risk. He’d considered beating me until I wasn’t capable of communicating anymore, but he didn’t seem to have a taste for hands-on violence.

The way he muttered to himself turned me cold. With every passing minute, he seemed to be becoming more erratic. I couldn’t be sure how long his unwillingness to harm me would continue.

“Perhaps I could dose you and move you far from Destiny Falls,” he said more to himself than to me. “They can’t search the whole country, and my father has connections at the port in Wellington. If I could get you there, I might be able to ship you back to L.A.”

“And then what?” I asked, unsure whether I wanted to know the answer.

He looked at me as if I was stupid. “Then I’d find somewhere to keep you.”