"Chloe, where is she?"
Nova's heart hammered against her ribs as she listened to her father's frantic voice through the phone. Chloe's hesitant replies were barely audible, but the rising panic was unmistakable.
"Was that my daughter on the phone, Chloe? That was her, wasn't it?" Dominic boomed, his voice tight with barely suppressed fury.
"Yes sir," Chloe's voice trembled.
"Now tell me, where is she?"
"I... I don't know exactly where she is," Chloe stammered.
Nova tensed as a growl erupted from her father. And then, in a desperate attempt to appease him, Chloe blurted out the name that had been hanging heavy in the air. "Bentley Sterling. That was the name she called."
The name hung in the air like a curse word. A sharp intake of breath followed, then a torrent of unexpected wo
