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Chase. If he doesn’t know anything, or is not being forthcoming, you definitely need to go to the police. Tell them everything you know. I’ll arrange my flight back to San Diego right away. You shouldn’t be going through this alone.”
“Thank you, Mom. I feel I’m in over my head. I’m going to phone John Brewer now. I’ll keep you posted on what the police says.”
“Take good care of yourself, Chase,” she said.
Chase hung up and phoned John Brewer. There was no answer. It would still be an hour before the restaurant opened, so he went back home to check for Meaghan again. He had to do something right away, and it seemed the universe was in agreement with his intentions.
Chapter 2
Meaghan had a drink of water and tried to make sense of what had happened. It was all she could do not to reach a state of total panic. She couldn’t stop thinking about what Chase might be doing. Was he talking to the police? Had he gone back to the shop as if nothing happened? Was he looking for her right now? All she wanted was to get out of this place as a start.
Jeff turned out to be a big surprise. He had come on to her a few times, and made it clear he was interested in dating her, but kidnapping? And doing it for the sake of protecting the chop shop where Chase worked? There was no way she could have anticipated this.
What had her feeling the most betrayal was the fact that Chase’s mother may have had something to do with it. After all, her husband owned the place. And Chase had mentioned she may have visited the shop to watch him, before he had finally reached out and met her in person. What on earth could Marsha be involved in, to end up married to a possible criminal?
As she thought of how Chase misled her for a while, she realized Marsha could very well be in the same boat. Or maybe both she and her husband were out of the loop, although that was doubtful. How could someone own a place and not know what’s going on under their roof? There were so many questions, and Meaghan was certain she was not getting any answers while she was locked up down here.
No matter what, the second she could get out from Jeff’s makeshift basement prison, she would go to the police herself. She didn’t know anything, but she was sure she could convince Chase to tell them everything. The police could keep them safe, or at least they could try. Anything would be better than this. And hopefully Chase would go along with it. If she had to, she would tell them what happened here, and make sure they knew it was someone from the chop shop who locked her up to keep Chase quiet.
She shook her head in disbelief. This could not be happening. The very thought of seeking protection from the police was terrifying. No, the thought of sitting in the dark in a cold, damp basement—that was beyond terrifying. What would happen if someone other than Jeff came back? What were they going to do to her? And above all, what was their plan after Chase cooperated? She couldn’t be sure they’d let her go.
Shuddering at the thought, Meaghan planned. Eventually, Jeff would be back. She would be ready. She would fight her way out if she had to. And after reporting him, she would have to convince Chase to leave San Diego. If he wasn’t willing, she would leave on her own. She couldn’t be a part of whatever had happened at the shop.
She kept telling herself she was going to be okay, and after getting out of here, she could decide what to do with the rest of her life.
Chapter 3
Meaghan was not at home when Chase checked again. And there was no sign she had been there while he was gone. He tried her number again. It still went to voice mail. This was the last straw. John Brewer didn’t answer the phone when Chase tried again, either.
When someone knocked on the door, Chase had a gut feeling he knew who it was. How could he not? For a split second, he hoped it may have been Meaghan, but the overriding feeling was it had to be the police. He
“Thank you, Mom. I feel I’m in over my head. I’m going to phone John Brewer now. I’ll keep you posted on what the police says.”
“Take good care of yourself, Chase,” she said.
Chase hung up and phoned John Brewer. There was no answer. It would still be an hour before the restaurant opened, so he went back home to check for Meaghan again. He had to do something right away, and it seemed the universe was in agreement with his intentions.
Chapter 2
Meaghan had a drink of water and tried to make sense of what had happened. It was all she could do not to reach a state of total panic. She couldn’t stop thinking about what Chase might be doing. Was he talking to the police? Had he gone back to the shop as if nothing happened? Was he looking for her right now? All she wanted was to get out of this place as a start.
Jeff turned out to be a big surprise. He had come on to her a few times, and made it clear he was interested in dating her, but kidnapping? And doing it for the sake of protecting the chop shop where Chase worked? There was no way she could have anticipated this.
What had her feeling the most betrayal was the fact that Chase’s mother may have had something to do with it. After all, her husband owned the place. And Chase had mentioned she may have visited the shop to watch him, before he had finally reached out and met her in person. What on earth could Marsha be involved in, to end up married to a possible criminal?
As she thought of how Chase misled her for a while, she realized Marsha could very well be in the same boat. Or maybe both she and her husband were out of the loop, although that was doubtful. How could someone own a place and not know what’s going on under their roof? There were so many questions, and Meaghan was certain she was not getting any answers while she was locked up down here.
No matter what, the second she could get out from Jeff’s makeshift basement prison, she would go to the police herself. She didn’t know anything, but she was sure she could convince Chase to tell them everything. The police could keep them safe, or at least they could try. Anything would be better than this. And hopefully Chase would go along with it. If she had to, she would tell them what happened here, and make sure they knew it was someone from the chop shop who locked her up to keep Chase quiet.
She shook her head in disbelief. This could not be happening. The very thought of seeking protection from the police was terrifying. No, the thought of sitting in the dark in a cold, damp basement—that was beyond terrifying. What would happen if someone other than Jeff came back? What were they going to do to her? And above all, what was their plan after Chase cooperated? She couldn’t be sure they’d let her go.
Shuddering at the thought, Meaghan planned. Eventually, Jeff would be back. She would be ready. She would fight her way out if she had to. And after reporting him, she would have to convince Chase to leave San Diego. If he wasn’t willing, she would leave on her own. She couldn’t be a part of whatever had happened at the shop.
She kept telling herself she was going to be okay, and after getting out of here, she could decide what to do with the rest of her life.
Chapter 3
Meaghan was not at home when Chase checked again. And there was no sign she had been there while he was gone. He tried her number again. It still went to voice mail. This was the last straw. John Brewer didn’t answer the phone when Chase tried again, either.
When someone knocked on the door, Chase had a gut feeling he knew who it was. How could he not? For a split second, he hoped it may have been Meaghan, but the overriding feeling was it had to be the police. He
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