Page 87 of Bound by Love
Someone must have pulled him forcefully out of the car, based on the cries and curses that followed.
“They’re right here.”
Brie heard both back doors open at once.
“Shh…moye solntse.”
Tears of relief filled Brie’s eyes at the sound of Rytsar’s voice.
Someone lifted the suitcase, and it was set down gently outside the car. Brie whimpered as the suitcase was unzipped and a flood of fresh air rushed in.
She looked up into Sir’s eyes and time stopped.
Safe…
The horror on Sir’s face was replaced with concern as he made quick work of the duct tape around her mouth. Brie gasped for breath, her body numb with relief.
“Are you all right?” Sir asked, his voice strangled with emotion.
Brie nodded, unable to speak.
Sir began cutting through the knots while Rytsar moved into view, holding Hope, who had stopped crying. Even though he held the babe gently in his arms, the look in Rytsar’s eyes was one of a rabid dog ready to rip someone’s throat out.
“How…did you know?” Brie finally gasped as Sir helped her to her feet and held her against him.
“Miss Wilson alerted Rytsar to her suspicions weeks ago.”
“Mary?” Brie asked, turning her head toward Rytsar.
“She did not trust Lea’s new man and voiced her concerns to me. Said she didn’t trust him because he was too gregarious, and she didn’t like how he had attached himself so quickly. Thane and I could find nothing on the man, but we decided to play it safe and put a tracer on his vehicle.”
“But how could you know what happened tonight?”
“I added a hidden tracer app on all your friends’ phones,” Rytsar told her. “I wasn’t willing to take any chances.”
Brie stared at him in shock.
“It was deemed necessary by both of us, Brie,” Sir explained. “Your safety was ouronlyconcern.”
“But…” Brie was still struggling to wrap her head around it. “How did you know what was happening in Lea’s apartment tonight??”
“We’d been keeping tabs on you both tonight with your phones and saw that Liam was at the apartment. We grew suspicious, so Rytsar called one of his men to check on you.”
The man kneeing Liam in the back to keep him immobilized, nodded his head at Brie. “Ma’am.”
“He confirmed when Lea left, but we knew your phone was still in the apartment and assumed you were too. Then he reported seeing Liam leave the apartment without you. When he saw Liam leave asecondtime with a suitcase and the baby a short time later, we were only minutes behind.”
Brie shivered.
“I realized there was a twin involved and immediately called the police to inform them.”
“What aboutLea?” Brie whimpered, realizing she was still with the other twin.
“The police have already located her and arrested the man. She’s fine, Brie,” Sir assured her.
Brie began shaking, the reality of what had just happened filtering through her brain and causing a delayed sense of panic.
Sir held her tight. “You are safe, Brie.”
