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became clear. Nathan’s heart stopped at the sound of her voice.
    “Nathan …” So soft and almost a whisper, yet his wife’s voice came as a sweet caress to his ears. “Hi, bubby.”
    Nathan could practically hear tears welling up, and they matched his own. Nathan didn’t know what the fuck was happening to him, but he was definitely sure he had unshed tears in his eyes.
    Carter sniffled. “I don’t know when you’ll get this message, but I pray that it’s soon. I got away from Silas, bubby. I did what my father told me to do, what you told me to do … I fought. A lot of stuff happened, but it only took me a few hours to find Rashid. Do you remember Rashid, Nathan? We met him when you just had to take that meeting on the way to our honeymoon in Fiji.” She laughed softly and Nathan’s heart twisted in his chest. “He’s still really funny. Anyway, he told us if we were ever in Germany to look him up. Turns out his town is only a few hours away from Silas’s prison. Rashid is going to give the authorities a tip and have Silas’s castle raided. That should take care of him, and close a lot of missing person’s cases.” There was silence for a moment. “It might take you a couple of days to receive this message, so if you’ve found me by then, just disregard this. Rashid has to make sure the call isn’t traced or listened to. Silas’s influence is deep out here. This is the only time I can call you, Nathan. I’m not taking any chances. Please find me …” Her soft sniffle filled the phone and Nathan longed to hold her in his arms. “I wish you were here, bubby. I know I have to be strong right now, but I’m … I was so scared. I really need you. I know I haven’t talked to you since the day before you were … hurt, but I have to believe in my heart that you’re okay. I need you … to please be okay—”
    “Come on, Carter. It’s time to go.” a deep, lightly-accented male voice stated, rushing her off the phone.
    “Okay! I’m coming,” she yelled. “I have to go, bubby. If you get this message and you haven’t found me yet, just know that I’m safe. Rashid can only take me so far. I can’t go back to America, so I told him to take me to our safe place. Please remember, bubby. I can’t be specific because we don’t know if the line is clear. I love you, Nathan. I miss you so much. Please tell the guys, the originals, and my mother that I miss them and I love them all. I don’t want anyone to worry, just come find me. I have something to show you …”
    Then the call went back to static before it ended.
    Nathan swallowed and took a deep breath. “After our honeymoon, we made a detour to Russia. I told her that I wanted to take her somewhere that I’d never taken another person. Our first night together on the beach I told her that I liked to visit my mother’s childhood home every year around the time of her death. Carter loved the home, so we had it remodeled. She said that we could keep it, pass it on to our kids; use it as a getaway home. She said that if we ever needed to get away from anything we could go there … and it would be our safe place.”
    ~*~
    The guys rapidly ran in the searing winter cold up the steps of Nathan’s mother’s childhood home. It had taken them a full day to get back to Russia, and Nathan had prayed every second of the way that Carter was safe in the beautifully remodeled home. He stood at the door, frantically searching for the key to unlock the door, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
    Quickly turning around, he impatiently asked, “What?”
    The guys tried their best to hide their smiles. “You’re shaking, brat, ” Freddy said. “You should pull yourself together before you see her don’t you think?” All of the guys chuckled.
    Nathan frowned and shook off his nerves. He didn’t understand why he was so nervous to see her; after all, she was his wife. It had only been a little over three weeks since he’d last seen her. He