"Gentlemen I'd like to introduce you to Gideon Thorpe. Other than myself he's the leading authority on the underground trafficking world. He got dragged into it by default when his wife became a target of sorts." "Thorpe came forward and shook each of our hands, looking at us like he was sizing us up. "Gentlemen!" "I already told Gideon part of the situation but if anyone wants to add anything feel free." "I got all I need." He whistled and two people stepped out of the backseat of the second car. "Gentlemen my wife Ashley." He wrapped his arm around the shoulders of the woman who didn't look old enough to be anyone's wife but who was obviously pregnant. "And her brother Jacob." A young man held out his hand before the two of them flanked her on either side like they were ready for anything. "Take the girls to the car Blossom." He kissed her head and she moved over to the four girls who were standing around huddled together. "Wait!" I wa

I escaped into the woods around the property to get away from my sisters and the other women. I knew this shit was going to happen, and now I'm marooned on this damn island with water on one side and a steep cliff on the other. The only escape was the thick woods way off on the other side in back of the property. I figured they'd had enough time to turn their minds to something else, so once I'd done some recon I decided to head back. I had my head down in deep thought, wondering if there was any truth to what the others kept saying, that I was next. A part of me was excited at the thought that there might be someone out there waiting for me. And then there was the part of me that didn't believe it. Something, some movement up ahead alerted me. I was about to call out to Dani from my place in the trees but there was something about her movements that tipped me off. "What the hell is she up to?" I watched her tiptoe away from the door of the cottage t

Our girls looked at each other and nodded for her to carry on. "My dad's a SEAL, well he used to be active, now he's an admiral so he's more administrative." "Anyway I get the feeling that whatever this is, it has to do with his team from back in the day, which involved the CO." "I know a little bit about him but of course dad never got into too much detail, but I heard those men talking. They're working off of some list. All the girls that were taken were the daughters of military men." "Daughters? Oh shit...that meeting at Law's place last year. Dana, Melissa any of you know what that was about?" "Same thing, the only one missing was Mancini." Dana Sue answered Kat Lyon. "I think he met them in the winter. It was the holidays in fact. We'd just got home that night I think and he told me he had to make a run. It was after he came back that he started working on something, I bet it was this." "Kelly you said they were working off a list what li

Lyon still hadn't said anything but the women never shut up. "We're sorry we won't do it again." Poor Katarina she was still trying. Lyon just crooked his finger at her and waited for her to approach him. "Where's my son?" Her eyes widened and she looked around as if expecting the baby to appear. "Oh no, I'm so sorry. Isn't he still asleep?" She was back to wringing her hands again. "I'll go get him." "No, that's okay I'll take care of him and the rest of my kids who're out there running around a fucking cliff." "Ohhh, damn Colt that's harsh." Tyler was talking shit but he was looking at his hero with a glint in his eye. Like he needs to be any crazier than he already is. "Let me ask you something before I go. Are you pregnant?" "Yes." She hung her head. It's a wonder she has any flesh left on her hands as much as she wrings them together. "What about these other women here, any of them pregnant." "Yes." She turned back to

It was so natural for them. The way they each went to their respective women. I searched my heart and there was no envy, but there was a slight pang of longing, stronger than the others that came before. I knew it was the surroundings that added to the melancholy. That and the fact that I was the only one without a partner. But none of that could take away from the happiness I felt at my brothers' joy. Especially Quinn. He looked so happy it was hard not to smile at the complete ass he was making of himself. For someone who'd sworn to me over and over that he'd never take the plunge, he looked just as gone as the others. I started getting twitchy when I caught the side eye looks and the whispering started. I knew what was coming next and knew only one way to save my own ass. "So, Dani, I walked around this place earlier and you know what? This looks like the ideal place to have a wedding. Did you girls bring your magazines?" "You've got the be