Total pages in book: 156
Estimated words: 160192 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 801(@200wpm)___ 641(@250wpm)___ 534(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 160192 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 801(@200wpm)___ 641(@250wpm)___ 534(@300wpm)
And he made no apologies for it.
“You’re not to tell Zander where you are,” Jared ordered her.
“Why not?” she asked. “Oh, are you still worried about him retaliating against North?”
North raised an eyebrow at Jared.
“Yes.”
She frowned. “Well, he did kidnap me. But I guess I can convince him not to come after North.”
“He can try,” North said darkly.
“Zander can be dangerous,” she warned.
“So can I,” North said in a low voice.
“Are you threatening my brother-in-law?” she exclaimed.
“Perhaps.”
“North,” Jared warned. He sat back in his chair and thought about this for a moment. “Tell Keira that you’re fine. That they shouldn’t search for you. That you’ll tell them what’s going on soon.”
“You should just send them a message,” North said. “I have her phone. I’ve dismantled the ability for it to transmit a location.”
“They might not believe it’s from her,” Jared said.
“We could send a photo of her,” North suggested.
“Or I could just call my sister!”
North eyed her. “I don’t trust her not to say anything.”
Jared nodded. “Get her phone. We’ll send a message and a photo.”
North got up and left. She glared at Jared. “You can’t keep me forever.”
He knew that. But he just wasn’t ready to let her go. Maybe he never would be.
26
Angie tried to settle into the sofa and read one of the romance books that North had bought her. But she just couldn’t seem to get into it, maybe it was because North kept checking on her every five minutes to make sure she was still there.
To be fair, she had thought about trying to escape, but wasn’t sure how to do it without getting caught.
They’d sent a message to Zander on her phone with a photo. Which she’d refused to smile in.
She wasn’t making this easier for them.
After North checked in for the hundredth time, she decided to go and see if she could find a snack to eat while watching a movie. She just wasn’t going to be able to concentrate on her book.
Getting up she made her way through the house. She guessed the kitchen would be close to the dining room where they’d had breakfast. Easy. Peasy.
Except it wasn’t easy peasy. Finally, she thought she’d found the door that led to the dining room.
Only, when she opened it she found Jared sitting behind a large wooden desk.
He glanced up in surprise.
“Oh. Oops.”
“Everything okay?” he asked coolly.
Seriously. The man had more moods than a toddler had clothing changes.
Although he could be a bit annoyed with her because she’d told him that he was a bobblehead. Going back and forth on whether she could call her sister.
And that if Keira got upset and it affected the baby then she was going to make sure he could never have babies.
Yeah, upon reflection that might explain the frosty knickers attitude.
“Did you just say ‘frosty knickers attitude’?”
Easy, Angie.
“It’s something I read in a book. Knickers is another word for panties. Anyway, I’ll be going now.”
“Were you wanting to ask me something?”
“No. I was looking for the kitchen. Which I thought would be near the dining room we were in this morning. Only this isn’t the dining room. Why did you move it?”
His eyebrows rose. “I haven’t moved anything. The dining room is where it’s always been. You’re just confused.”
Did he think she was an idiot? Of course she knew the dining room was always where it had been. She just didn’t know where that was. He got up and walked over to her holding out his hand. She hesitated for a moment then took it.
Thank God he didn’t know that she’d been talking about him having a frosty knickers attitude.
Good save.
She was too busy congratulating herself to memorize where they were going.
Drat.
Left. Straight. Right? Why was this house so complicated?
And why was he so quiet? It was disturbing.
“Sorry to interrupt you,” she said. “I should have just asked my guard dog where to go.”
“Guard dog?” he asked.
“North has been checking in every five minutes to make sure I’m still here. I think he thinks I’m going to do a runner.”
“Are you going to do a runner?” Jared asked.
“I would if I thought I wouldn’t get caught,” she muttered.
“I would advise against it. I don’t want to lock you in your room. But if I have to in order to keep you safe. I will.”
Jared led her into an enormous kitchen. It was gorgeous. Sage green cabinets and white counters with a huge island in the middle. A strange man was working at the island with his back to her.
She came to a stop. Was this one of the family? Was it someone she’d met before? She didn’t want to be around anyone from her past life here.
Other than Jared and North.
But when he turned, she saw a stranger who had a kind smile.
Whew.
“This is our cook, Rex,” Jared said. “Rex, meet Angie. She’s staying for a while.”