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Chapters (48)
  1. TITLE PAGE
  2. COPYRIGHT
  3. CONTENTS
  4. PROLOGUE
  5. ONE
  6. TWO
  7. THREE
  8. FOUR
  9. FIVE
  10. SIX
  11. SEVEN
  12. EIGHT
  13. NINE
  14. TEN
  15. ELEVEN
  16. TWELVE
  17. THIRTEEN
  18. FOURTEEN
  19. FIFTEEN
  20. SIXTEEN
  21. SEVENTEEN
  22. EIGHTEEN
  23. NINETEEN
  24. TWENTY
  25. TWENTY-ONE
  26. TWENTY-TWO
  27. TWENTY-THREE
  28. TWENTY-FOUR
  29. TWENTY-FIVE
  30. TWENTY-SIX
  31. TWENTY-SEVEN
  32. TWENTY-EIGHT
  33. TWENTY-NINE
  34. THIRTY
  35. THIRTY-ONE
  36. THIRTY-TWO
  37. THIRTY-THREE
  38. THIRTY-FOUR
  39. THIRTY-FIVE
  40. THIRTY-SIX
  41. THIRTY-SEVEN
  42. THIRTY-EIGHT
  43. THIRTY-NINE
  44. FORTY
  45. FORTY-ONE
  46. FORTY-TWO
  47. FORTY-THREE
  48. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

“Scott, slow down. What are you talking about? I don’t understand.” I sat up, rubbing the sleep from my eyes, instantly awake. I brought my phone to my other ear, sliding my glasses on so that I could see in the dark. “I’m here, but I don’t understand a word you’re saying. You have to slow down.”

“They tried to kidnap Abbi. Oh my God. I can’t even believe this. How could I be such an idiot?” he sputtered.

“Are you driving? It sounds like you’re driving. Why don’t you pull over and talk to me?” I flicked on the light above the nightstand.

“I can’t pull over. I have to get down to the hospital. How did I not see this? You were right, Meredith. You were always right.”

“What are you talking about? You’re not making any sense.”

“Okay. God, I just can’t believe this—”

“Scott, focus. Either that or pull over, because you can’t be driving like a crazy man, or someone is going to get hurt.” I slipped a gray hoodie over my head and searched for where I’d thrown my sweatpants before getting into bed last night. “Take me through what happened. One step at a time. It will help you calm down.”

“I kept texting Abbi after you left, but she stopped responding after a while. Probably because I was annoying her. Anyway, I fell asleep watching TV, and my phone woke me up. I knew it was bad as soon as I saw that it was Dean. I jumped off the couch, and I’m like, tell me what’s going on. He said he couldn’t talk about it over the phone but that Abbi was in the hospital, and Kate was in custody at the police station because of a kidnapping sting. He was going on and on about how Ray and one of his men showed up near the girls’ hotel and grabbed them. They tied Abbi up and threw her in the back of a van. He kept saying ‘they,’ and it took me a while to realize he meant Kate too. She was in on it.”

I stopped midstride. “Wait? What are you saying? That she helped kidnap Abbi?”

“Yes.” His voice cracked, thick with emotion. “How could I have been so stupid? I should’ve listened to you.”

“Has she been in contact with him this entire time? Are we sure we’re okay?” My heart jumped as I tried not to run. I searched for my car in the unfamiliar hotel parking lot. I waved my fob, listening for the sound of the beep.