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Aegis Group Chapter 43: Sisterly Reunion.
BLISS PUSHED PAST THE man stationed at the door and glanced around the sparkling marble entry."Bliss?" Wendy's voice echoed, intermingled with the sounds of a TV and other people speaking."Where are you?" Bliss peered into the two rooms on either side, but they were empty.Wendy strode through a grandiose arch leading to the rest of the home, baby Paul perched on her hip. Bliss stared, blinked, and couldn't believe her eyes. It was a subtle transformation, something a casual observer or a stranger wouldn't notice, but Bliss did. It was Wendy's smile, the color of her cheeks, a slight bounce in her step."Oh, Bliss!" Wendy wrapped her free arm around Bliss' shoulders.She hugged both mother and son, burying her face in Wendy's hair. Paul immediately took the opportunity to pull on Bliss' ponytail, but she couldn't care less."What are you doing here? Is everything okay?" Wendy pulled back and glanced from Bliss to Travis."What the hell is going on this time?" Grayson ca
Aegis Group Chapter 44: Prepared for everything.
WENDY FOLLOWED THE POLICE officer and Grayson into the house.Their home.She saw it with new eyes. When they moved in, she was so happy. Each piece of furniture, all the colors, she chose them with care. Looking at it now, she remembered all the reasons she loved it. Her husband had designed this especially for them. A home they could raise a family in, grow old together in.Paul gurgled and waved at her from the car seat."Thank you, Priscilla. Set him there on the counter." Wendy waved at the marble surface and waited for the housekeeper to put her things down."Glad you're home." Priscilla smiled."Me too. Give me a hug?" Wendy squeezed the young woman tightly. Oh, the things Priscilla had put up with over the last year. Wendy would have to bug Grayson about doing something nice for her."This is the last of it." Bliss set the last of Paul's things on the counter while the men tended to the luggage."You didn't have to get that," Wendy said. Bliss never listened. Sh
Aegis Group Chapter 45: Can we try this again?
TRAVIS HELD HIS BREATH, waiting for Bliss' answer. Sweat dampened his palms, along his hairline and down his spine."This?" she asked."Us."She spread her hand out against his chest, over his heart, but didn't speak."You said I'd broken your trust." He ran a finger through her silky hair. He'd never touched anything so soft or sleek before."You did, but you came back. I shouldn't have put you on the spot like that. That was unfair. I mean, everything you've told me about yourself...""That I'm a fuck up?""No." This time she slapped his thigh. "You're being difficult."He caught her hand and brought it to his lips. She made him smile. He liked himself when he was around her."I know what I am. I know what my strengths and weaknesses are. I'm not a good man, Bliss. A good man would let you make up your own mind, but I can't. I need you. It's not something I'm used to. If you need time I'll try to be patient, but I'm not good at it.""How exactly do you plan on mak
Aegis Group Chapter 46: What about Priscilla?
WENDY RINSED OUT THE bottle and stuck her tongue out at Paul, who was already drifting off to sleep.The house was quiet, caught in the drowsy hours between when most people were asleep and when they headed out for their day. It was the perfect time to get a few things done before everyone woke up.She opened the fridge and frowned. They had practically nothing to feed the masses currently residing in her home. Priscilla was picking up the groceries, but Wendy hadn't made a list of everything she wanted between all the activity last night."Utility room door open," the security system announced.Wendy turned and listened to the light footsteps and crinkling plastic."Priscilla! You're early. Here, let me help." She rushed to the housekeeper's side and took one of the heavy bags.It felt good to be the woman of the house again, with things to do and people to feed. When was the last time she'd cooked a meal that didn't need to be microwaved?"Is there more, or is this it?"
Aegis Group Chapter 47: Taken again.
WENDY HUDDLED IN THE back seat of yet another car. She'd lost count around the second or third. Time blurred together. She had no idea where they were, except she could still see the casinos in the distance. All she knew was that Carlos was in the trunk, safe and unhurt.What had Priscilla done? What had he done to her?"We're here," Daniel announced.He pulled the car under a metal carport that stretched several yards to her left. The buildings around them were warehouses, big metal structures. The street was empty of traffic or pedestrians, just them. No one to cry out to for help or report them to the cops.She clutched her bound hands to her chest. The tracker was still there, attached to her bra strap. Priscilla had known. She'd even asked, ensuring the device was on her.Wendy couldn't fault Priscilla for what she'd done. If Daniel threatened her family, Wendy knew the lengths to which she was willing to go to keep them safe."Where are we?" she asked."Here.""Wh
Aegis Group Chapter 48: A call for help.
TRAVIS STALKED DOWN THE driveway. Ryan, Connor, and Jade stood in a circle with a few uniformed officers. The frigid breeze sliced through his clothes, but it was nothing compared to the damning looks from Bliss' parents.It wasn't his fault eyes hadn't been on the perimeter, or that the house staff wasn't being watched, but he still should have known. If he were dealing with a client under threat, it's the kind of thing he'd expect to happen. But this was a deranged serial killer with a fucked up god complex, and most of Travis' rules were out the window."Hey Travis. How's the family?" Connor asked."Pissed as hell. What the fuck happened?""Check those locations and report back to us," Ryan said to the uniformed officers.The cops got in their cars and zoomed off, no doubt under pressure to wrap this up. No one wanted this kind of trouble in a major tourist destination on New Year's. Shit. The days had zoomed by for him. He hadn't realized what day it was."Jade and I ar
Aegis Group Chapter 49: Calls from the dead.
"WENDY, WHERE ARE YOU? I'll come get you.""Don't say anything. Don't tell anyone about this call." Wendy sounded frantic as she breathed into the phone."What? Why? Are you still with Daniel? Did you get away?""No-""Give me the phone," a man said in the background.Daniel.Wendy hadn't gotten away. She was still a prisoner.Bliss clutched Paul to her chest and stared at the bedspread.Something bad was going to happen, and she couldn't stop it."Hello?" Daniel said."I'm here." She sat up straighter, refusing to cower at the sound of his voice."Don't get any smart ideas and tell the cops about this call. Are they listening?""No. I'm up in a bedroom by myself.""Good. Good." He practically purred with approval.Her stomach rolled and Paul grunted in his sleep. She eased her hold on him and willed him back to sleep."What do you want? You know the cops are looking for you.""I'm making a one-time offer. Meet me in half an hour, and I'll trade your sis
Aegis Group Chapter 50: Sister trouble.
"DO YOU THINK HE had a car waiting here? Or did he boost something parked on the street?" Travis studied the blocked-off street. He wanted to get out of the SUV and walk the scene, look for a clue, but then he'd be in the way of the professionals.Officers and what had to be the forensics team clustered around the first car, Priscilla's. The one Daniel had driven into the gated community and right up to the house to kidnap Wendy in."Nah. Two hostages? He had to have something waiting." Connor twisted to look behind them."If they're both tied up, what's he got to worry about? Wendy's not strong enough to break loose, and the kid's probably scared shitless.""Time. He knew we would chase him, so he needed to get away clean and change vehicles before we got too close. He had to have something waiting at this location. He knew he was coming here. Look at the street. There's no camera in sight. He knew he'd change vehicles without us knowing what to look for.""What about there?
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