He turns his back to me and fidgets with something on his desk. “Because she loves you. She won’t admit it, but it’s in her eyes when she looks at you. Under all that anger and hurt, I see love.” His voice lowers. “And she will never look at me that way, no matter how many years we spend together.”
He looks over his shoulder, meeting my gaze. Our mutual understanding is silent.
We have the same goal: to protect the woman we both love.
Chapter 21
Leanna Avery
Family lineage.
Personal backgrounds.
The victims have nothing in common.
However, I find it hard to believe that these kidnappings were random. And after they tried to take me, I find it even more improbable. If these people could orchestrate such an organized k********g attempt on me, there is no way they’ve just been picking
