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throwing clothes in them. “What is it? What’s going on?” Kristen asked. There was only so much she could piece together from hearing only one side of the conversation. She knew Julie was in trouble and that they were going home, but there was something else…something Steel wasn’t telling her.
He didn’t want to tell Kristen what Kawoski had said, but he knew her well enough to know he couldn’t hide anything from her. So, against his better judgment, he told his new wife that whoever had taken Julie had really meant to kidnap her.
“Me?” Kristen asked. “Why would someone want to kidnap me?” It was true that she had inherited a large sum of money from her birth family, but it was something she rarely even thought of. She hadn’t let the money change her life even the slightest over the last year. The good thing about having it, though, was that she could use it for added security and protection.
Chapter 15
Steel and Kristen remained under the impression that the kidnapper was after her money until she received a second text, this time from a different number. It read: IF YOU WANT TO SEE UR FRIEND ALIVE, MEET ME AT THE CABIN WHERE WE HAD OUR THIRD DATE. COME ALONE. $500K. TOMORROW 2PM.
Our third date? Kristen didn’t know what the text meant. She had only been on one date to a cabin. It was with…Jason. “It’s my birth cousin!” she shouted to Steel in the cab on the way to the airport, causing the cab driver to give an angry look at her through the rear-view mirror.
“Jason?” Steel asked to clarify. “I thought he was locked away in prison?” The question was rhetorical. He was saying it more to himself than to Kristen.
As soon as they were dropped off at the airport, and checked in, Steel found an unused gate for some peace and quiet and called Kawoski to let him know about the new text.
“Yeah, I just saw the report about Jason Middleton’s escape a few weeks ago,” Kawoski told Steel. “We have an all-points bulletin out on him.”
“Well, I know where he’ll be tomorrow. He told Kristen to meet him with half a million dollars at two tomorrow. She’s supposed to come alone though. No cops.”
As they waited at the gate for the plane to board, Kristen tried to put on a brave face for Steel and for herself, but she was worried…really worried. She couldn’t get the picture of Julie out of her head. She couldn’t imagine how scared her friend must be. She had been grabbed, kidnapped, tied up and apparently beat up. She must be scared out of her mind, not knowing what was going to happen to her or if anyone was even looking for her.
The gate attendants announced that the plane would be boarding just as Kristen told Steel that she had to go to the bathroom. Before he could stop her, she had already taken off. She didn’t want to cry out in the open. As soon as a stall opened up, she closed and locked the door behind herself and buried her face in her hands. She wondered if she would ever be free of the terror Jason Middleton had brought into her life.
After a good cry, Kristen splashed some water in her face and then fixed her make-up. She had to hold it together. Julie needed her. When Kristen exited the bathroom, Steel was there waiting.
“I was about to send in security,” he told her. “You can’t go running off on your own. I know we’re in Hawaii, but someone tried to kidnap you. Just because we’re not in Colorado doesn’t mean that you’re safe.” Steel didn’t like chastising Kristen or talking to her like she was a child, especially when he knew how vulnerable and fragile she likely was. But, he was scared too. Scared that something would happen to the woman he loved. He needed her to be smart and stay safe.
Kristen was about to cry
He didn’t want to tell Kristen what Kawoski had said, but he knew her well enough to know he couldn’t hide anything from her. So, against his better judgment, he told his new wife that whoever had taken Julie had really meant to kidnap her.
“Me?” Kristen asked. “Why would someone want to kidnap me?” It was true that she had inherited a large sum of money from her birth family, but it was something she rarely even thought of. She hadn’t let the money change her life even the slightest over the last year. The good thing about having it, though, was that she could use it for added security and protection.
Chapter 15
Steel and Kristen remained under the impression that the kidnapper was after her money until she received a second text, this time from a different number. It read: IF YOU WANT TO SEE UR FRIEND ALIVE, MEET ME AT THE CABIN WHERE WE HAD OUR THIRD DATE. COME ALONE. $500K. TOMORROW 2PM.
Our third date? Kristen didn’t know what the text meant. She had only been on one date to a cabin. It was with…Jason. “It’s my birth cousin!” she shouted to Steel in the cab on the way to the airport, causing the cab driver to give an angry look at her through the rear-view mirror.
“Jason?” Steel asked to clarify. “I thought he was locked away in prison?” The question was rhetorical. He was saying it more to himself than to Kristen.
As soon as they were dropped off at the airport, and checked in, Steel found an unused gate for some peace and quiet and called Kawoski to let him know about the new text.
“Yeah, I just saw the report about Jason Middleton’s escape a few weeks ago,” Kawoski told Steel. “We have an all-points bulletin out on him.”
“Well, I know where he’ll be tomorrow. He told Kristen to meet him with half a million dollars at two tomorrow. She’s supposed to come alone though. No cops.”
As they waited at the gate for the plane to board, Kristen tried to put on a brave face for Steel and for herself, but she was worried…really worried. She couldn’t get the picture of Julie out of her head. She couldn’t imagine how scared her friend must be. She had been grabbed, kidnapped, tied up and apparently beat up. She must be scared out of her mind, not knowing what was going to happen to her or if anyone was even looking for her.
The gate attendants announced that the plane would be boarding just as Kristen told Steel that she had to go to the bathroom. Before he could stop her, she had already taken off. She didn’t want to cry out in the open. As soon as a stall opened up, she closed and locked the door behind herself and buried her face in her hands. She wondered if she would ever be free of the terror Jason Middleton had brought into her life.
After a good cry, Kristen splashed some water in her face and then fixed her make-up. She had to hold it together. Julie needed her. When Kristen exited the bathroom, Steel was there waiting.
“I was about to send in security,” he told her. “You can’t go running off on your own. I know we’re in Hawaii, but someone tried to kidnap you. Just because we’re not in Colorado doesn’t mean that you’re safe.” Steel didn’t like chastising Kristen or talking to her like she was a child, especially when he knew how vulnerable and fragile she likely was. But, he was scared too. Scared that something would happen to the woman he loved. He needed her to be smart and stay safe.
Kristen was about to cry
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