Page 111 of Falling for the Boss's Son

If someone came, she had to buy time. Time for Jesse to find her…to realize she was missing.

Time passed and still no one came. Cassie was alone as far as she could tell, so she began trying to focus on details. She knew from all those movies she and Brie had watched over the years that sometimes it was the little things that solved the case. Or in this case, might save her life.

It was then she realized it wasn’t quiet. In fact, there was a hum all around her. A mechanical hum.

Was she on the sixth floor?

Their mystery person. Had they been the one to hit her over the head and drag her up here?

But why?

The pounding in her head, while still there, wasn’t as intense as it had been, and she was able to think a little more clearly. The notes that had been left on her desk. Had they been from the person staying on the sixth floor?

They’d made no sense. They still didn’t. But it was the only thing she had to go on.

I know what you did.

You’re wrong.

What did it mean?

Or maybe it didn’t mean anything. Cassie was grasping at straws, and she knew it.

She was deep in thought when something caught her attention. Footsteps. At least, that’s what she thought they were.

Then, a voice.

No. More than one voice.

They were far away, and she couldn’t make out what they were saying, but she thought it was two people.

Cassie tugged at her restraints again, but they were still as tight as they’d been before and without being able to see, she didn’t know if there was anything nearby she could use to set herself free.

Her best option, the only one she had at the moment, was to listen in on the conversation. Maybe if she could figure out who was holding her, she could convince them to let her go.

She knew it was a long shot, but it was her best plan given her current circumstances.

The voices got louder, then faded away again. Whoever it was, they were moving around.

Then the voices stopped completely. All she could hear was the dull hum of the mechanical room.

It felt like forever, but it was probably only a few minutes before she heard footsteps coming toward her. Cassie froze. Should she lie down? Had they already seen she was awake?

Her question was answered a moment later when her captor spoke. “You’re awake.”

It was a woman’s voice. “Crystal?”

“So much for just letting her go.” The second voice confirmed the other person she’d heard was still there. Given the situation and the conversation in Jesse’s office, she was willing to bet the second person was Sandy.

Cassie was having trouble thinking past the throbbing in her head, but she knew she had to. While Jesse would come looking for her eventually, she had no idea how long she’d been unconscious. Nor did she know what Sandy’s statement that they couldn’t just let her go meant.

She decided to play dumb. “What’s going on?”

“This is all your fault,” Sandy said, although Cassie had no idea if she was talking to her or to Crystal.

“Shut up.” Crystal’s response did nothing to help clarify.

“Can someone please tell me what’s going on?” Cassie asked.

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