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Authors: Stacey Kennedy
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coming here, he would have."
Bella couldn't catch up. “Kole was coming here?"
But before anyone could respond, Kyra's yawn sounded behind Bella. “Why are y'all being so loud?” Kyra said, peeking out from her bedroom door. “You woke me up."
"Kole's missing,” Marley said.
Kyra strode quickly into the living room, wide awake now. “Missing?"
"We need to call around to the hospitals and see if he's there,” Reed instructed. “His car wasn't at the condo."
"On it.” Kyra shifted into serious mode, which fit her so well.
Reed continued, “I'll contact the castle and see if he went there."
Fury so intense and wicked soared through Bella's body, making her hands tremble. He's at the castle with another woman—another submissive.
Jealousy split her open like a knife in the gut. She should hope he was there, unharmed, but the thought of him being with anyone else crippled her.
Everyone was in a flurry of activity, unbeknownst to Sadie who remained asleep. Reed was on the phone with the castle. Kyra was in the kitchen calling the hospitals. Marley was pacing in front Reed. Bella just stood there, unable to move.
The past hours had been nothing but a whirlwind, leaving her mind a complete mess. Kole's missing?
Reed tucked his phone back into his pocket. “He's not at the castle."
Bella couldn't even process what that meant. Relief that he wasn't, but then where was he?
Right then, Kyra hurried into the room, breathless. “He's at Johns Hopkins."
"Why?” Bella squeaked, glancing from face to face, then finally settled back on Kyra. “Is he hurt?"
"The nurse wouldn't say.” Kyra grabbed Bella's coat off the hook and shoved it at her, while Marley and Reed put their shoes on. “Confidentiality and all. But she told me enough that I got the impression he's not critical or anything."
Her muscles relaxed, heart slowed. Good news. She stuffed her feet into her clogs and fumbled with the buttons on her coat as her hands trembled. Why was she trembling? Drawing in a deep breath, she calmed herself. Reed smiled at her, then did up the buttons.
"Thank you,” she whispered.
He gave a firm nod, opened the door, and ushered Bella and Marley out. “Let's go."
In quick time, they were in his truck and on the road. The late night was almost a blessing because the roads were dead. Reed paused at the red lights, but when the street was clear, he ran them.
Mere minutes passed before Reed squealed his tires, coming to a stop in the hospital parking lot. They were out in a flash and jogged to the front doors. The emergency room was full of patients all awaiting treatment. They hurried to the desk where a nurse sat talking on the telephone.
Reed tapped his hand on the desk, but the nurse raised a finger at him, not looking up.
Bella gritted her teeth as she listened to the nurse having a personal conversation, and even though only seconds passed, her patience fled.
She leaned over the counter, grabbed the phone from the woman, then slammed it on the receiver. The nurse jerked her head up and scowled. “Excuse me?"
"Where's Kole Walsh?” At the nurse's silence and continuing frown, Bella smacked her hand on the desk with a loud bang. “Where is he?"
Marley snickered. “Oh look, Bella's back."
The nurse pursed her lips, then glanced over a chart. Her sneer returned to Bella. “Room one hundred and twelve."
Without a thank-you, because the nurse didn't deserve one, Bella with Reed and Marley in tow dashed down the hall. Bella scanned the numbers on the doors until she reached Kole's. She took one step into the room, then froze.
Kole was lying on the bed, bare chested, one knee up and an ice pack on his forehead. Her breath whooshed from her lungs. The memory of their time together flooded her mind. Her body awakened, as if his presence ignited a spark in her that made her fully aware of him.
Brushing past her, Reed strode into the room, his voice deep and curt. “What happened?"
Kole turned his head to
Bella couldn't catch up. “Kole was coming here?"
But before anyone could respond, Kyra's yawn sounded behind Bella. “Why are y'all being so loud?” Kyra said, peeking out from her bedroom door. “You woke me up."
"Kole's missing,” Marley said.
Kyra strode quickly into the living room, wide awake now. “Missing?"
"We need to call around to the hospitals and see if he's there,” Reed instructed. “His car wasn't at the condo."
"On it.” Kyra shifted into serious mode, which fit her so well.
Reed continued, “I'll contact the castle and see if he went there."
Fury so intense and wicked soared through Bella's body, making her hands tremble. He's at the castle with another woman—another submissive.
Jealousy split her open like a knife in the gut. She should hope he was there, unharmed, but the thought of him being with anyone else crippled her.
Everyone was in a flurry of activity, unbeknownst to Sadie who remained asleep. Reed was on the phone with the castle. Kyra was in the kitchen calling the hospitals. Marley was pacing in front Reed. Bella just stood there, unable to move.
The past hours had been nothing but a whirlwind, leaving her mind a complete mess. Kole's missing?
Reed tucked his phone back into his pocket. “He's not at the castle."
Bella couldn't even process what that meant. Relief that he wasn't, but then where was he?
Right then, Kyra hurried into the room, breathless. “He's at Johns Hopkins."
"Why?” Bella squeaked, glancing from face to face, then finally settled back on Kyra. “Is he hurt?"
"The nurse wouldn't say.” Kyra grabbed Bella's coat off the hook and shoved it at her, while Marley and Reed put their shoes on. “Confidentiality and all. But she told me enough that I got the impression he's not critical or anything."
Her muscles relaxed, heart slowed. Good news. She stuffed her feet into her clogs and fumbled with the buttons on her coat as her hands trembled. Why was she trembling? Drawing in a deep breath, she calmed herself. Reed smiled at her, then did up the buttons.
"Thank you,” she whispered.
He gave a firm nod, opened the door, and ushered Bella and Marley out. “Let's go."
In quick time, they were in his truck and on the road. The late night was almost a blessing because the roads were dead. Reed paused at the red lights, but when the street was clear, he ran them.
Mere minutes passed before Reed squealed his tires, coming to a stop in the hospital parking lot. They were out in a flash and jogged to the front doors. The emergency room was full of patients all awaiting treatment. They hurried to the desk where a nurse sat talking on the telephone.
Reed tapped his hand on the desk, but the nurse raised a finger at him, not looking up.
Bella gritted her teeth as she listened to the nurse having a personal conversation, and even though only seconds passed, her patience fled.
She leaned over the counter, grabbed the phone from the woman, then slammed it on the receiver. The nurse jerked her head up and scowled. “Excuse me?"
"Where's Kole Walsh?” At the nurse's silence and continuing frown, Bella smacked her hand on the desk with a loud bang. “Where is he?"
Marley snickered. “Oh look, Bella's back."
The nurse pursed her lips, then glanced over a chart. Her sneer returned to Bella. “Room one hundred and twelve."
Without a thank-you, because the nurse didn't deserve one, Bella with Reed and Marley in tow dashed down the hall. Bella scanned the numbers on the doors until she reached Kole's. She took one step into the room, then froze.
Kole was lying on the bed, bare chested, one knee up and an ice pack on his forehead. Her breath whooshed from her lungs. The memory of their time together flooded her mind. Her body awakened, as if his presence ignited a spark in her that made her fully aware of him.
Brushing past her, Reed strode into the room, his voice deep and curt. “What happened?"
Kole turned his head to
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