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“I need to go to the bathroom.”

“Too bad,” she shrugged.

She headed up the stairs, leaving me alone again, her tighter ropes making it impossible to move at all now.

I was so fucked.

Tears streamed down my face as the reality of everything seemed to hit me all at once. Was I going to die in this fucking basement? None of this was fair and I was infuriated that it was happening to me.

Maybe Theo was right. Maybe I was spoiled. But I was also strong as fuck and I wasn’t about to let this bitch be the last person I saw before I died. I’d been through worse shit than this and survived.

This evil bitch didn’t know who she was messing with.

Chapter Thirty-Seven

THEO

The photo left us all reeling.

Kaylee grabbed my phone out of my hand and sent it to her contact. She grabbed her own phone and called her guys, barking out orders like it was second nature to her.

The blood had drained from West’s face when he saw the photo. I wanted to hug him, say something, anything, but nothing seemed right. He pulsed with the same rage as mine.

“Dude, I’m ready to kill someone,” I muttered, the words ripping through my throat like razors.

He nodded, one quick firm nod to let me know he heard me. Then he turned away and headed outside.

Right now, I only had to concentrate on finding her.

And afterwards, I intended to tell West exactly how I felt about her, whether he liked it or not.

Kaylee ran outside, holding up her phone and shouting with glee. “We got a ping on the last location her phone was at! Let’s go!”

West and I took off at a full run. My heart pounded in my chest — fear, anxiety, regret, love — my soul churning with a cocktail of emotions that left me dizzy.

All I wanted was Everleigh safe in my arms. A flicker of hope filled my chest.

The half hour ride was tense.

“I still can’t figure out who would do this,” West wondered.

“I’ve been wracking my brain and coming up empty. I was certain there were no witnesses.”

A few minutes passed before he spoke up again.

“I can’t even think about anything happening to her,” he muttered.

“It’s all my fault,” I replied, the guilt feeling like a heavy blanket on my chest. I could barely breathe. “She has to be okay, she just has to.”

“All I know is I’m going to fucking kill whoever is responsible,” he growled.

“I’ll help,” I admitted.

“Both of you need to try to calm down,” Kaylee said. “Fuck, I wish I still had a badge. But neither of you are going to kill anyone. We’ll get her out safely without any more blood shed.”

“Fuck that,” I muttered. “It’s fucking Everleigh we’re talking about.”

“She’s my sister,” West replied. “I love her too much for this shit.”

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