Chapter 26: Safe in his arms. For now.

TRAVIS STARED AT THE map without seeing it. Every fiber of his body was acutely tuned in to the woman on the sofa.

It was almost midnight. The local law enforcement were either out manning roadblocks or at home with their families, leaving the FBI, Travis, and Mason to keep watch over Bliss and formulate a plan for what came next.

Some of them were keeping a little too close to her.

Connor Mullins barked out a laugh at something Bliss said. Travis couldn't hear them. Not that he hadn't tried.

She should be in bed, getting rest, instead of down here with the rest of them. Evidence and case details were everywhere. Why the hell were they subjecting her to this?

Because she was now their best lead.

Knowing the answer didn't placate him in the least.

He wanted to bundle her up, lock her away, and keep her safe. But wasn't his involvement what got her here in the first place? If he'd made her stay put and gone in for Wendy on his own, Daniel would have fixated on him. Or split