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“The last thing I’m worried about is how things look.”

“Amelia, listen to him.”

“Dani’s place is secured. We have the guards.”

“No!” He shouted, and I jumped nervously.

“Okay.”

He sighed and tried to reach for my hand.

“Amelia… sorry I yelled at you. This is just more complicated than I can explain.”

“Sure, Aydin.”

An hour later, we pulled in at his home, and he turned the car off.

“Who’s here?” I noticed two other cars in the driveway.

“My brother and mom.”

“Your mother is here!” My eyes widened in shock.

“I wanted to make sure I had everything you needed, and my brother’s a cop.”

“This is not how I wanted to meet your family.”

“Leave your things here, and I’ll bring them in a minute.” He opened the door and walked around to the passenger door and held it open.

“Your place looks beautiful.”

“You haven’t seen it yet.”

“Well, from the garden, I can tell you’re neat and organized.”

He laughed and pushed the door open. I followed him in to see his brother, I assumed, on the couch with a remote in his hand.

“Did you get the camera footage?” Aydin asked, and he lifted the brown folder.

“Not a close ID on the license plate.”

“This is Wesley.”

I started to drop Aydin’s hand, and he hesitated. I looked down and back up, then he released me to sit next to his brother.

“Hi. I’m Amelia.”

“Wesley, I apologize now for my brother. He can be a little overbearing.”

“Wesley, don’t talk about your brother like that.” An older woman with long curls and petite shape came from the hallway.

“Amelia, I want you to meet my mom Rebecca Reeve.” Aydin introduced us.

I shook her hand.

“How are you, Amelia? Aydin told us what happened.”

“Fine, it was pretty scary at the time.”

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