Page 59 of Remember That Time

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"I'm three months pregnant."

"You're going to be fine, Dr. Galeazzi. The police are almost there."

I didn't think they were going to get here in time.

Chapter Seventeen

~ Janos ~

The phone number that came up on my cell when it rang wasn't one I recognized. I answered it anyway. "Hello?"

"Mr. Kostas, this is Eva Galeazzi," a woman said. "Have you spoken to my grandson today?"

"I have. He's at his apartment packing right now. I'm supposed to be going over there to pick him up just as soon as I am done with work." My stomach tensed. "Why?"

"I haven't been able to reach him."

I looked around for Lester, wanting to use his phone to call Gianni so I could stay on the line with Mrs. Galeazzi, but he wasn't in the conference room.

"Let me call you right back, Mrs. Galeazzi."

I hung up and dialed Gianni. I could hear the phone ring, but no one answered. When it started to go to voicemail, I hung up and called back. I got the same response.

Panic was not setting in yet.

Really.

"Meeting canceled," I told everyone as I got up and headed for the door. I dialed Gianni's grandmother as I hurried down the hallway toward the elevators. "Mrs. Galeazzi, Gianni isn't answering his phone. I'm headed over to his apartment right now."

"I'll send Francesco and Martino there as well. You might need the backup."

I swear to god, my heart stopped beating for a moment. "Why?"

"Someone has been keeping close tabs on you, Mr. Kostas. I don't have a name yet, but several of my contacts have been able to dig up information, and none of it is good. Whoever is afteryou may try and use my grandson to get what they want. I can't allow that to happen."

"I won't allow that to happen."

As soon the elevator reached me, I jumped in and hit the button for the parking garage. "Mrs. Galeazzi, I'm going to have to call you back. I need to call my head of security and get some guards to go with me."

"Call me as soon as you find my grandson."

The woman didn't slam the phone down, but she might as well have. The implication was there. Mrs. Galeazzi was pissed, but so was I. I wasn't positive anything had happened to Gianni, but I wasn't dismissing it either.

Someone had been threatening me and the quickest way to make me cave was to do something to Gianni or our baby. I'd give up my entire world for them.

I dialed the head of my security and ordered him to grab as many men as he could and have them meet me in the parking garage as soon as possible. I'd actually prefer that they were waiting for me, but I doubt that would happen.

Color me surprised when I did reach the parking garage and found my head of security and six bodyguards waiting for me.

"Let's go," I said as I headed right for my car. As soon as I climbed in I ordered my driver to take me to Gianni's apartment, and to get there as quickly as he could. I didn't care how many traffic laws he broke.

Bruce, the head of my security, jumped into the front seat just as we started to move. The rest of the bodyguards climbed into the vehicle behind us.

"What's going on, sir?"

"Something might have happened to my fiancé."

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