Chapter 29
“Your blood-pressure is kind of high,” Aaron told Lareina at her follow-up appointment.
She had spent the previous day in bed and stayed in that night as Nick had requested. Her fever had broken, but she felt queasy every time she recalled the truth about Ava and the lie that she could help Nick find her.
“If it wasn’t, there would be something wrong with me. Between this engagement party, getting the supplies we need to leave this place, and Nick . . .” She couldn’t tell Aaron about Ava without telling him about the pendant.
Aaron sat down on the exam table next to her. “What can I do to help?”
She slumped forward, elbows into thighs, face into hands. “Tell me Nick is going to be okay and we’ll escape without getting caught.”
“Nick is going to be fine and we’ll escape wit
