opped believing in mi
m Zurich, when his phone buzzed. A message from Mr. Brooks,
ce of Mrs. H
hrough a reply that would get Brooks fi
e. Are yo
oked
hair sticking up in every direction. He couldn't have been older than five
said. "I'm n
The boy frowned. "You look ve
s's mouth twitched. He crouched to the
behind him. "She's busy. She's always busy. But I'm
dropped to th
ange happened
the eyebrows. The way the corners of the bo
ler version of the one
ought. That'
heard himself ask. His
ed his head. "Landon H
rt
maiden
y, like a man walking throug
thirty f
gant knot. She was out of breath, her chest rising and
Stronger. The soft eyes he rem
t was
v
d into a dull hum. Five years of searching, five years of sleepless
h of terror in her eyes, the way
way from him.
mind could catch up, and his fingers closed around
ve
like he had
go of
tried again, and it came out low
t g
swept Landon behind her legs. Her chin lifted. Her eyes met hi
ooking into a
have the wron
h and sharp and completely wrong. He heard himself plas
d cheerfully, pointing a fin
g. He wanted to shake her. He wanted to fall to his knees. He wanted to demand how
n't," Eve said co
on's hand and
ng. She's l
fell off his face. "On top of my divorce papers. You walk
lders we
you for five
. And what he saw in her
s dis
aid his name like it tasted bad. "You told me yo
n't wa
ne." Her voice never rose, and that was the
s
r son.
nside him c
his eyes huge and curious. "Mom
without looking away
er arms, turned, and walk
s hand still half raised, watching the only woman
n't ch
hased a frightened animal, it ran. If you watche
his phone and
child. I want to know where she's staying, who
arched for fiv
Lucas snapped.
s car with the engine idling and his ha
founder and CEO. Based in Milan. She's in New York to
t complet
ore G
people in the world knew his name was behind it. He was the one who had put out the
tract with me, he realized
mile spread ac
oks said h
lf." Lucas turned to the window and watched the city bl
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