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Kaia’s jaw dropped, her mind reelingb. /b“Wait, what?

“Who in the world would kidnap themb?/bb” /b

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The words slipped out before a sudden realization bhit /bher. “Hold onb… /bIt’s not entirely out of bthe /bquestionb. /bI tried calling Tony todayb, /band the bline /bwas dead.”

bLucien’s /bbbrow /bcreased, bhis /beyes bnarrowing /bbas /bbhe /bmulled it over. “Keep bTony’s /bvisit to bthe /bbfirm /bunder wraps bfor /bbnow/b. Let’s y dumbb–/bI’ve bgot /ba bad bfeeling /babout bthis/b.”

Kaia felt a bprickle /bbof /bunease herself. bSomething /bwasn’t adding ollibup/bb. /b/li/ol

“Kidnapping over a child? Really? Tony’s a bforeigner/bb. /bWould he actually be reckless benough /bbto /bsnatch a kid?b” /b

Even if he did, he’d never bget /bbaway /bbwith /bbtaking /bbthe /bchild back to bhis /bcountry.

No matter how she turned bit /bbover/b, bTony /bdidn’t seem like the btype /bto pull bthis /boff.

So bwhy/bb, /bbout /bof nowhere, would Luna and her bson /bbvanish/bb? /b

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b+2 /bBonus

Zane’s face was bflushed /bwith rageb, /bbhis /bfist mming bthe /btable bwith /ba thunderous crack. “Find themb! /bI bwon’t /bstand for someone targeting bmy /bbfamily /blike this!”

Joanne, tears streaming down her cheeksb, /bsobbed

uncontroblyb, /bb“/bLuna’s balways /bbeen so sweet bto /beveryone–she hardly ever gets into arguments bwith /banyone! How could this happenb? /bThose monsters–Nic’s bnot /beven eight months old! It’s heartless!b” /b

The Graves bManor /bwas swarming with police. Technicians had installed tracking software bon /bbZane/bb, /bJoanne, and Alden’s phones to trace any calls from bthe /bkidnappers.

The Graves family’s search teams were bfanning /bbout /bacross bthe /b

city.

Kaia and Lucien arrived that bevening/bb. /bAlyssa, her belly round with pregnancyb, /bwas bat /bthe bmanor /bbwith /bLandonb, /bpreparing to leave.

“Kaiab, /byou’re hereb?/bb” /b

Alyssa tugged Kaia aside, eager to talk.

“Kaia, how could someone kidnap Luna? And not just her–they took her baby too?b” /b

Kaia shook bher /bhead, her expression clouded bwith /buncertainty.

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“bI’m /bnot sure. How do they even know it’s a kidnapping?b” /b

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“They said Luna took Nic bfor /bba /bvine. bThe /bnanny stepped away to use the bathroomb, /band bwhen /bshe came backb, /bthey were gone.

“Security footage bcaught /ba bman /busing some drug bto /bknock bLuna /bout, bthen /bbdragging /bher bthrough /bban /bemergency bexit/b.

“But the cameras didn’t bshow /bbhow /bthey left bthe /bhospital. They’ve been missing for beight /bhours now.”

Kaia nodded, her tone bsoft /bbbut firm/bb. /b“You band /bLandon should go home and stay away bfor /bba /bfew days. bThings /bare pretty chaotic here. You need to take care bof /bbyourself/bb, /bbokay/bb?/bb” /b

Alyssa shed a byful /bbsmile/bb, /bbher /bbvoice /bteasing. “Got it. But you watch yourself toob, /bKaia. bSomething /babout bthis /bfeelsb… /bfishy. Luna’s always been so calctingb—/bbgetting /bnabbed bthis /beasily? I’m not bbuying /bbit/b.”

Sometimes, a gut bfeeling /bbproves /bmore breliable /bthan logic. Alyssa had disliked Luna since they were kids, and all these years, Luna had never once btruly /bgotten burned.

Alyssa might even know Luna better than Kaia did.

bThis /bwhole situation screamed troubleb. /bIf it were a bgenuine /bkidnappingb, /bthen she would try to helpb. But /bif it was a setup, bLuna /bwas bclearly /bing for them.

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That was bwhy /bAlyssa feltpelled to give Kaia a heads–up.

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After their whispered exchangeb, /bAlyssa left. bKaia /bhurried to catch up

bwith /bLucien as they stepped into the Graves Manor.

Lucien slipped his hand binto /bhersb, /bbgiving /bbit /ba gentle squeeze.

With bhim /bbeside herb, /bKaia felt a quiet strength settle over her.

The moment they walked bin/bb, /bZane’s bpiercing /bbgaze /blocked onto Kaia.

“Lucien, byou’re /bhere,b” /bbhe /bsaid, bhis /bvoice heavy with suspicion.

Joanne, howeverb, /bwas far bmore /bemotional bthan /bher husband.

If Luna had an barchrival/bb, /bbit /bcould bonly /bbe bKaia/bb, /bno question.

So, naturally, Joanne’s suspicions zeroed in bon /bher.

Her grandson–her sweet little Nichs–had been taken.

He was still iso /itinyb, /bso fragile. Who knew what kind of horrors he might be facing?

The thought of Nichs nevering back pushed Joanne to the edge.

bShe /bblunged /btoward Kaiab, /bclutching her hands, her voice breaking with desperationb. /b“Kaia, Nic’s just a babyb! /bPleaseb, /blet bhim /bbgo/bb! /bIf

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you bbring /bhim back, I swear I’ll act like this never happened. Please!”

Her outburst bturned /bbevery /bhead in the room toward Kaia.

Even bthe /bpolice bperked /bbup, /btheir eyes widening with sudden interestb. /bbiA /i/bifamily /iconspiracyi? /i

Lucien and Alden spoke bin /bbunison/bb, /btheir voices sharp with disbelief.

“Joanne, what’s bthis /bnonsense?”

“Momb, /bwhat’s bthis /bnonsenseb?/bb” /b

Alden nced at Lucienb, /bthen turned to bhis /bmother, his expression incredulous. “Momb, /be onb—/bKaia? Kidnap Luna? That’s ridiculous!”

Joanne was unravelingb, /bherb//bvoice trembling bwith /banguish. “Then who else could it be, Aldenb? /bWho? bLuna’s /bbonly /bever butted heads with her! She must resent Luna for stealingb…/b”

“Enough!” Lucien’s voice cut through like a whip, his eyes zing with barely restrained fury. “Joanne, you will apologize to my wife, Now. Before I lose what little patience I have left.”

Zane massaged his temples, the chaos in the room spiraling out of control. He said warily, “Lucien, don’t take it to heart. She’s just beside herself with bworry /bover her grandsonb./bb” /b

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“And what if he’s not her grandson?” Lucien said.

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Zane froze, caught off guard. “What did you just say? Not bher /bgrandson?”

Lucien’s gaze turned cold as he spoke, each word dripping with certainty. “Luna was fooling around overseas before she got pregnant. A few weeks ago, I caught her arguing with some foreigner on the street.

“Just yesterdayb, /bI sent Nic’s hair for a paternity test with Alden. And nowb, /bshe conveniently disappears?

“There are two possibilities here: either that foreigner had snatched Luna and the kid, or this whole thing is a charade Luna’s cooked up herself.”

bWrite /bbyour /bbment /b

bir /bGifts