opped believing in mi

m Zurich, when his phone buzzed. A message from Mr. Brooks,

ce of Mrs. H

hrough a reply that would get Brooks fi

e. Are yo

oked

hair sticking up in every direction. He couldn't have been older than five

said. "I'm n

The boy frowned. "You look ve

s's mouth twitched. He crouched to the

behind him. "She's busy. She's always busy. But I'm

dropped to th

ange happened

the eyebrows. The way the corners of the bo

ler version of the one

ought. That'

heard himself ask. His

ed his head. "Landon H

rt

maiden

y, like a man walking throug

thirty f

gant knot. She was out of breath, her chest rising and

Stronger. The soft eyes he rem

t was

v

d into a dull hum. Five years of searching, five years of sleepless

h of terror in her eyes, the way

way from him.

mind could catch up, and his fingers closed around

ve

like he had

go of

tried again, and it came out low

t g

swept Landon behind her legs. Her chin lifted. Her eyes met hi

ooking into a

have the wron

h and sharp and completely wrong. He heard himself plas

d cheerfully, pointing a fin

g. He wanted to shake her. He wanted to fall to his knees. He wanted to demand how

n't," Eve said co

on's hand and

ng. She's l

fell off his face. "On top of my divorce papers. You walk

lders we

you for five

. And what he saw in her

s dis

aid his name like it tasted bad. "You told me yo

n't wa

ne." Her voice never rose, and that was the

s

r son.

nside him c

his eyes huge and curious. "Mom

without looking away

er arms, turned, and walk

s hand still half raised, watching the only woman

n't ch

hased a frightened animal, it ran. If you watche

his phone and

child. I want to know where she's staying, who

arched for fiv

Lucas snapped.

s car with the engine idling and his ha

founder and CEO. Based in Milan. She's in New York to

t complet

ore G

people in the world knew his name was behind it. He was the one who had put out the

tract with me, he realized

mile spread ac

oks said h

lf." Lucas turned to the window and watched the city bl