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fast. Someone had to help Emma's momma before she was taken, but I didn't want to scare my girl. "Momma, why don't you and Emma make some tea, I need to speak with Dr. Greyson for a moment."
They both looked at me confused, as I pulled Dr. Greyson back to my bedroom. I was pacing wildly.
"Do you need something to help with your nerves?" he asked.
"No…yes…I don't know. I was just at the Keeper’s Inn and overheard Wayne telling someone to kidnap his wife, Emma’s momma, so they’d give him more time to find Emma or give them money to cover the cost of losing her!" I snapped at him.
"What?"
"It's supposed to happen tonight. We have to think of something to stop it!" I said.
Dr. Greyson put his hand on my shoulder. "Devin, I'll handle this. You need to take care of your wife."
"DEVIN!" my momma shouted.
I came out to see the front door wide open, and Emma was gone. "Where is she? Where's my wife?" I shouted at my momma.
"She heard you!"
I ran out the door after her. She was already halfway down the boardwalk. Thank heavens she had been such a recluse that she didn't know she was going the wrong way. I hopped on my bike and took off after her, ignoring all the pedestrian signs. I caught up to her quickly and grabbed her. "Emma, it's not safe for you out here."
"My mom!" she sobbed.
"We'll fix it, okay? We'll save her, but we've got to get you out of sight before someone sees you."
I pulled her on my bike in front of me and held her, as I quickly rode home. I carried her upstairs and took her to our room. I asked the doc if he would please sedate her again until we fixed this, and he did so warily.
I told my momma what was going on, and it was decided that Dr. Greyson would make the call. He would be the one to save Emma's momma. We didn't want anything to lead them back to my wife. I had to keep her safe.
Chapter 14 - That Thing
It had been two days, and Dr. Greyson had assured me that Emma's momma was safe. He had received a coded message, letting us know she'd arrived at her safe house. Where that was, we didn’t know. We had kept contact to a minimum, so as not to alert anyone to Emma's whereabouts. We didn't even let her momma know that Emma was alive. We thought it best that she appeared to be dead.
Dr. Greyson informed us that not only did he warn Paige of her impending abduction, but also the police, so they were able to set up a sting and capture the men who were attempting to kidnap Emma's momma. They had a female officer pose as Paige, and when the thugs went to kidnap her, it was all caught on tape. They were going down and would probably help take down others to get a lesser sentence.
It was just the first step in taking down the men who had hurt my wife, but it was an important one. I hoped they would be able to contact the local authorities soon and get rid of the lingering yahoos still here.
Emma wasn't happy about not telling her momma she was alive, but bald tattoo guy was still hanging around the area. We couldn't risk any slipups. I told my momma I would be staying with Emma out of sight in our apartment until he disappeared. Wayne Hewitt was still running around town as well. He had been down to public records more than once and came into the restaurant to eat several times. It was as if they were watching and waiting for something. Bald guy was joined by two others, and they all seemed to be keeping an eye on Wayne. I wished they would make him gator chow already and get the heck out of town.
Dr. Greyson would come for dinner at the restaurant, then come up and have our session in our living room. I think Emma actually felt more comfortable staying home for the sessions. She spent a lot of time writing in her notebook, and she allowed Dr. Greyson to read it all, now that it was out that she had been taken to be sold. She didn't, however, have Dr. Greyson reading it out loud. He read some of it out loud, but most of it was silent.
I could tell he was doing his best to keep his
They both looked at me confused, as I pulled Dr. Greyson back to my bedroom. I was pacing wildly.
"Do you need something to help with your nerves?" he asked.
"No…yes…I don't know. I was just at the Keeper’s Inn and overheard Wayne telling someone to kidnap his wife, Emma’s momma, so they’d give him more time to find Emma or give them money to cover the cost of losing her!" I snapped at him.
"What?"
"It's supposed to happen tonight. We have to think of something to stop it!" I said.
Dr. Greyson put his hand on my shoulder. "Devin, I'll handle this. You need to take care of your wife."
"DEVIN!" my momma shouted.
I came out to see the front door wide open, and Emma was gone. "Where is she? Where's my wife?" I shouted at my momma.
"She heard you!"
I ran out the door after her. She was already halfway down the boardwalk. Thank heavens she had been such a recluse that she didn't know she was going the wrong way. I hopped on my bike and took off after her, ignoring all the pedestrian signs. I caught up to her quickly and grabbed her. "Emma, it's not safe for you out here."
"My mom!" she sobbed.
"We'll fix it, okay? We'll save her, but we've got to get you out of sight before someone sees you."
I pulled her on my bike in front of me and held her, as I quickly rode home. I carried her upstairs and took her to our room. I asked the doc if he would please sedate her again until we fixed this, and he did so warily.
I told my momma what was going on, and it was decided that Dr. Greyson would make the call. He would be the one to save Emma's momma. We didn't want anything to lead them back to my wife. I had to keep her safe.
Chapter 14 - That Thing
It had been two days, and Dr. Greyson had assured me that Emma's momma was safe. He had received a coded message, letting us know she'd arrived at her safe house. Where that was, we didn’t know. We had kept contact to a minimum, so as not to alert anyone to Emma's whereabouts. We didn't even let her momma know that Emma was alive. We thought it best that she appeared to be dead.
Dr. Greyson informed us that not only did he warn Paige of her impending abduction, but also the police, so they were able to set up a sting and capture the men who were attempting to kidnap Emma's momma. They had a female officer pose as Paige, and when the thugs went to kidnap her, it was all caught on tape. They were going down and would probably help take down others to get a lesser sentence.
It was just the first step in taking down the men who had hurt my wife, but it was an important one. I hoped they would be able to contact the local authorities soon and get rid of the lingering yahoos still here.
Emma wasn't happy about not telling her momma she was alive, but bald tattoo guy was still hanging around the area. We couldn't risk any slipups. I told my momma I would be staying with Emma out of sight in our apartment until he disappeared. Wayne Hewitt was still running around town as well. He had been down to public records more than once and came into the restaurant to eat several times. It was as if they were watching and waiting for something. Bald guy was joined by two others, and they all seemed to be keeping an eye on Wayne. I wished they would make him gator chow already and get the heck out of town.
Dr. Greyson would come for dinner at the restaurant, then come up and have our session in our living room. I think Emma actually felt more comfortable staying home for the sessions. She spent a lot of time writing in her notebook, and she allowed Dr. Greyson to read it all, now that it was out that she had been taken to be sold. She didn't, however, have Dr. Greyson reading it out loud. He read some of it out loud, but most of it was silent.
I could tell he was doing his best to keep his
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