Page 35 of The Last Ultimatum: Part 2

“Yes.” I waited for the ding and then verified it wasn’t far from here. “I got it. Just sit tight. I’m sending some friends to get you.”

“Not another Siggy.”

I chuckled. “Not this time, sweet girl.”

“Lachie?”

“Yeah?”

“Hurry.”

It was hard to hang up that phone as memories flooded me of the last time I spoke with Tilly as I sat there listening to them take her.

“Are you okay?” Walker asked.

“No,” I told him honestly. “I am definitely not okay.”

I relayed all the information they had given me and the four of them rushed out to take one major thing off my plate. I knew my stress levels would drop once the kids were here safe and sound.

Tilly

Chapter 11

Helen knew I no longer trusted her and she didn’t even make an effort anymore. Was all that backstory for nothing? Just a way for me to let my guard down enough for them to biopsy me? And seriously, what did they expect to gain from that?

I was still upset about it.

“You can’t trust them,” Maxine reminded us.

Today, Egan came for me.

“Let’s go beautiful. I blocked the rest of the day off just for you.”

“Don’t you dare touch her,” Aaron said.

The two men were at a standstill in the center of the room.

“Or what?” Egan asked.

“Or I will kill you.”

“Is that a threat?”

“No, that’s a promise.”

I didn’t even see the knife appear, just watched as Aaron gasped then slowly sank to the floor.

“No!” Maxine yelled as she began throwing fists while trying to get to her mate. “You’re a monster!”

I stood there, just watching it all unfold before me and unable to process what I was seeing.

I shook my head.

This couldn’t be happening.

Aaron was fine. This was just another bad dream.

Wake up. Please just wake up,I begged myself.

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