Page 82 of Wed to You

“You all right?”

“Yeah.” Jagger held the envelope as he felt his nearly perfect little family melt away. Like waking up from a wonderful dream to discover none of it was real. “I need to take care of this in my office. Is there anything pressing here?”

Denny shook his head. “We’re right as rain here, sir.”

“Good. Thanks.” Jagger left the office, tossing the envelope onto the seat of the truck. He swore as he started the engine and headed back to the house. He wanted to call Tanya and promise to ruin her, except he didn’t know her number or where she was living. Why hadn’t he hired someone to find out sooner?

He skidded the truck to a stop at the rear of the garage. He snuck in the house, not wanting to see anyone until he could look at the letter and know what he was up against. Fortunately, Grayson wasn’t lurking.

Jagger closed his office door. Sitting at his desk, he held the envelope, too cowardly to open it. He let out an expletive and ripped the envelope open. He knew what he was going to find, but seeing Tanya’s name as the petitioner in the custody of Kaden still took him by surprise. Fear, anger, and a profound sense of grief mixed in Jagger’s gut. His worst fear had come true.

He dropped the paper and sat back, wallowing in the torment of his emotions. But only for a moment. Jagger was a take-action kind of guy. He grabbed his phone and dialed Mrs. Monroe’s number. Fortunately, she was in her office and agreed to stop by his home later that afternoon.

“Do you know any good PIs in the area?” If she didn’t, Jagger knew a few he could hire from New York. But he thought local PIs would understand the area and fit in better than New York PIs would.

“Yes. She’s out of Richmond.”

“I want to know where Tanya is and what she’s doing. How is she paying for this? Dig up anything and everything. She can’t take Kaden.”

“I’ll call her now. I’ll see you in a few hours.”

Jagger hung up and hoped to hell Mrs. Monroe and her PI could do the impossible and help him keep Kaden.

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