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“She was supposed to go straight to her floor. Why would she stop in the lobby?”
“Hold on, I have to switch from the elevator camera to the lobby.” His hearty breaths whistle down the line. “Brandon was in the lobby. She left with him five minutes later.”
I lose focus on the last half of his comment when a commotion outside of my office gains my attention. Anger thickens my blood when I see Brandon yanking himself out of my front-door bouncer’s firm grip.
“She's here. I found her,” I advise into the phone before shutting it down.
My quick strides have me crossing the nightclub floor faster than a heartbeat, only slowing when I fail to find any signs of Isabelle. I thought she was with Brandon.
“Where is she?”
When he spins around to face me, my heart drums my ribcage. His pupils are wide as if he’s just seen a ghost, and his lower lip is quivering. His rattled composure sets me on edge, which adds to the crippling weight on my chest.
“Where is she?”
With my panic as high as my anger, I slam Brandon against the wall before securing a firm clutch on his throat. His hands shoot up to my wrist, trying in vain to loosen my grip, but I don’t back down. If anything, his wish to fight me has me firming my clutch even more.
I don’t restrict his airways enough to kill him, but enough to ensure he’ll answer all my questions.
“You have five seconds to tell me where she is, before I—”
“She’s at the police station.” His words are squeaked through the firm hold I have on his throat. “If you let me go, I’ll tell you everything I know.”
My nostrils flare as my jaw tenses. I hate being strong-armed, but this is different, isn’t it? Nothing is forced when you’re protecting the ones you love.
Brandon drops to his knees to suck in numerous big breaths when I release him from my hold. As he replenishes his lungs with oxygen, I clench and unclench my fists, struggling to rein in the anger that’s spiraling me out of control.
Once he’s satisfied he has normal oxygen levels, Brandon locks his eyes with me. “They arrested Isabelle.”
Blood roars through my veins like an out-of-control wildfire. “IA?”
He shakes his head, his eyes filling with tears. “She was arrested for the murder of Megan Shroud.”
To be continued…
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ENIGMA: THE MYSTERY UNMASKED
To the man who inspires all my male characters.
I love you, Chris.
