Forty Three.

Aiden

‘Aiden?’ She whispers back.

‘Are you okay?’ I ask, it was a stupid question, of course she wasn’t okay. She was being held hostage. But just hearing her voice gave me hope.

‘I will be when Christian is dead.’ she mutters back.

‘We have the house surrounded.’

‘Don’t! It’s not safe here. There are more Rogues than before. An army. He’s planning something big.’

‘Bella, there is no one guarding the house. I used your watch to track you down.’

‘Be careful.” she mumbles. I could feel her fear. Something was wrong. ‘Just….

Once again, it’s like she has fallen off the Earth. The very presence of her is wiped out. Just seconds and I had lost contact with her again.

I glance at Leighton. "She's been drugged."

“Again?” He asks

“They don’t want me to find her.” I mutter as I glance down at her watch. She was definitely here. The tracker was moving back and forth, just like how she paced when she was frustrated. “Christian obviously knows that whatever he is giving her, wears off. He will ke