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large elevator. “This is a different way than I was brought down.”
    “We took you the back way to make sure no one saw you. Your father and his men have been tearing the place apart looking for you.”
    “And why is it they didn’t find me?” she asked curiously. She couldn’t imagine something as simple as getting lost having stopped her father from doing what he wanted to do.
    “He couldn’t find the chapel.”
    “But why not? It’s on the signs.”
    He chuckled. “Well, it was there, but apparently they couldn’t see what was right in front of their eyes.”
    He exchanged a knowing look with Stefan that she really wanted to ask about, but he was already wheeling her into the room.
    Her very full room.
    “There she is,” her father cried. “What did you do with her?”
    Stefan and Trevor stiffened, their glare locked on her father. Trevor was the first to speak. “Just what are you implying?”
    “I’m not implying anything,” her father roared. “I’m accusing you of kidnapping my daughter.”
    “Kidnapping,” Hannah gasped. “What are you talking about?”
    Her father glared at Trevor then turned his temper on her. “You weren’t here when you were supposed to be. We were told you were in the chapel but couldn’t find it either. Then when one of my men found the chapel, you weren’t there,” he shouted.
    She stared at him. Had she ever seen him lose control like this? No. She wondered just what the hell he’d do when he found out the truth.
    She wouldn’t have long to wait.
    “Sorry if you had trouble finding the room. It’s a popular place, and being on the main floor, I was sure there’d be no trouble finding it,” Trevor said helpfully. “I’d have sent someone to show you the way if I thought you’d get lost.”
    Her father’s face turned red, and it appeared he was ready to have a stroke.
    “Daddy, calm down,” Hannah cried out. “You look like you’re going to have a heart attack or something. For heaven’s sake, I got married, that’s all.”
    Silence.
    As in not even a spider dared take a step.
    And her father went from beet red to a pure icy white. In a very soft, very scary voice, he asked, “You what?”
    Well, she was in the soup now. And she’d damn well better make this look good. “I got married,” she cried. “We wanted a simple ceremony first and thought that we could do a bigger celebration later for the families.”
    She beamed up at him. “That’s why I was hoping you’d make it to the chapel. We were so short on time we couldn’t wait for you. But you’ll be there for the second one and can give me away then.”
    “And the urgency?” Will asked in a deadly voice.
    “You and Daddy of course,” she said smoothly. “Do you really think I’m going to be locked away in an asylum for the rest of my life at your whim?”
    “You were going to marry Will,” her father roared. “It was all planned out.”
    “Did you also plan to ask my permission in that deal?” She gasped in shock. “Or was I going to be railroaded into that as well?”
    Her father straightened his back. “Make no mistake,” he snapped, “you will regret your decision here today.”
    And he strode out.
    Will stopped in front of Hannah. “Nice try. It won’t last.” He bent down and whispered, “And you will be mine but will no longer hold a position of respect, bitch.”
    He turned and walked out behind her father.
    *
    Trevor studied the man as he walked out the door. That he’d threatened Hannah was a given. Unfortunately, what he’d said to her had been uttered in too low a voice for him to hear.
    Hannah’s already pale face had disappeared under a wave of fear. His heart ached for her. She’d lived like this for a long time. Considering the domineering father and terrifying blackouts, she was doing remarkably well. Somewhere along the line she’d learned some serious coping skills. Trevor could see the aura resonating around Will, but there was the hard shell