grabbed Algernon's hand, haul

. The Rolls Royce was listing to one side, its alarm blaring. Secu

ointing toward the parking g

ccess road, dodging a shut

ared from behind them, carryin

of that man in the car-the faceless phantom whose presence felt

away from the car and starte

Annelis

dragging the suitcases.

hem! he

d near the entrance to the garage. With a gru

h other, creating a metal

rd slammed into t

dim concrete throat

? Annelis

t his watch. "Exit 4. There is a taxi dr

enough, a yellow taxi was just pullin

assenger-a startled businessman-aside

ew the kids into the back

sh from her pocket-her emergency fund-and threw a hundred

eard, looked at the money, then at the pu

. "You got

hed away, tires smoking, leaving the b

l lights disappear into the traffic. His own secur

ands clenched into fists at his

m. "The car is disabled. The tires wer

about the car. He didn

iro. His face was

e boy? Archiba

ne who attac

ald corrected. "The one who

d. "The resemblance is

nt to know who those children are. I want to know where she has been hiding them. My original plan

pulled up, ignoring Jenelle, who was no

he facial recognition software. I want that taxi found. I want that woman's

er seat, his heart pounding a

e image of the boy's face

e. The look

pi

o had betrayed him. Why did she look at him with such genuine, horri

the empty air. "And secure the ass

le, hugging them so tight it hurt. She was sobb

her arm awkwardly. "We got away. I

se cried, kissing his dirty fore

es wide. "The man in the big car...

ed her life. She didn't know how the enforcer for her phantom husband could smell

e knew the