Nadiya woke up to an empty, unraveled bed. Other than the single sheet that covered her naked body, it looked like everything else had found its way to the floor. And this time, she didn’t have the pleasure of a human pillow. A touch to the bare mattress beside her told her Trick had left the bed hours ago. That wasn’t shocking. She hadn’t expected him to babysit her. He had a lot of work to do.
The reminder of the exact work Trick had to be battling with downstairs was what had gotten Nadiya out of bed. That and the desire to find out if there was any progress made in the attempt to find her daughter. She both dreaded and was impatient for any development in the situation.
A one brief visit from Adrian, who had appeared as soon as she stepped out of bed, as though he had just been waiti
