"Oh no. Who helped her escape?!" Georgia's voice cracked as it echoed through the room. Her fists clenched at her sides, the veins in her arms standing out as she tried to control the rising panic in her chest. "This is messed up! She'll come back for my children and me!"
Jared was already moving, his jaw tight, body tense like a coiled spring ready to strike. His eyes locked onto hers, wild but focused. "We won't let that happen," he growled, stepping closer. "No one touches this family. Not on my watch."
Georgia's breath came in gasps now, her heart hammering in her ears. The world was tilting, spinning. "How?! How did she get out? Who had that kind of access?"
There was silence on the other end of the call for a beat too long.
Then Caleb's voice came back, heavy with regre
