Unforgivable Mistakes, Unpaid Debts

ry." He shoved Cora away from the edge of the load

st as he reached her, the kidnapper' s smile turned venomou

he fell into the

nched himself into the water after her. Their

, escaping into the night just as t

g the smooth screen of her phone. The red and blue lights of th

us, his body limp, but even then, his hand was tangled in Cora' s hair, an un

final, irrefutable proof. All his sacrific

g the ambulance disappear, its sirens fading into

e to,

gan, a stubborn, tenacious vine, finally withered

e said. "I need to pick up my

is curiosity getting the better of him. "That guy... he l

lent breakfasts. She thought of the way he' d bled for Cora,

ce clear and empty. "He'

wasn't going to miss her own wedding fo

investigation was swift. The kidnappers were caught, the hard drive

m. He felt an unease he couldn't name, a persistent

hadn't

e kidnapping. She had been there, in the living room, trying to

hadn't she come? The question gnawed at him. T

supposed to attend a friend' s wedding. He fel

face, to let her see how hurt he was, to elic

eo call. It we

text. `Are

t instantaneous. `A

yped out a long message, explaining his injuries, his

simple, `I

moment later. `

sed. `Why? A

rep

egan to hammer against his ribs. He fumbled

sting a live event. A high-society wedding. T

heiress Haven Parks, on the arm o