Chapter Twenty-Seven
Leo tapped his foot on the floor. He tugged at the strap of the seatbelt wanting desperately to be free. He knew the jet would outpace the commercial airline, but he needed to go faster. He needed to get to her this very moment.
“She’s on an airplane,” said Alex. “She can’t escape you, though she tried.”
The last part was said under his breath, but Leo heard his brother. Though Alex spoke in his typically droll fashion, Leo saw his brother drum his fingertips on the armrest. He was anxious too.
They had left the gala the moment Leo knew that Esme had gone. He was nearly an hour behind her. He’d pulled an uncharacteristic move when he’d used his power to halt all air traffic until his plane could take flight in pursuit of the woman he loved; the woman he needed to h
