them aside and rubbed at his forehead, hoping to ease the pain. It was in that moment that he realized she must be close by.
He tapped a few keys on his keyboard to summon up the video feed from the cameras on the outside of the building. He was startled when he found her staring back at him, expectantly.
Her fiancé was beside her. Conner knew that this might be a problem considering his profession. Still, he did not have much of a choice. That fact was augmented by a sharp resurgence of pain through his head.
He struck a button on the desk beside him, and a voice wafted into the room.
“Yes Mr. Mitchell?”
“Please send an escort to the front of the building. Bring only Corinne.” He said firmly.
“Yes, Mr. Mitchell.” The voice replied, after which the office was bathed in silence. Conner steepled his fingertips against the curve of his chin and contemplated how to handle what would happen next.
He watched the video feed as two muscular men in suits stepped outside of the building and spoke with Corinne and Daniel.
“Mr. Mitchell would like you to come inside.” The large of the two said.
Daniel tilted his head back as he laid a hand on the butt of his gun. “If she goes, I go.” He stated sternly.
“I am sorry sir, but this is a secure facility, and only Corinne may enter.” The other man said politely but with pure authority.
“Then I am not coming inside.” Corinne said flatly. She had made a promise to Daniel and she intended to keep it.
“Yes, you are.” The first man insisted. “Mr. Mitchell requested that we bring you inside.” When he reached up to place a hand on Corinne's arm, Daniel was quick to step between them. He had his gun out of its holster swiftly, but before he could aim it he felt a strange need to lower it.
In his office, gazing at the video feed, Conner was commanding him to lower the gun.
“Corinne will be fine.” He murmured within Daniel's mind. “Just walk away.”
Daniel looked over at Corinne vacantly. “You'll be fine.” He said casually. “I'll wait in the car.”
He was walking away before Corinne could protest. At first she was stunned by his behavior, and then she realized that Conner must have been behind it.
“Oh yes.” She said wickedly as the two men turned their attention back to her. “Let's go inside.”
Now she was the angry one as she was led through a maze of corridors to a single elevator. She did not like the idea of Conner toying with Daniel's mind.
When the elevator doors opened she was on the same floor as Conner's office. She began to walk down the hallway without waiting for her escorts, when Aaron stepped out into the hall from another room. He was startled by her presence, though in a way he had expected it. Conner had been right again. She did come to them.
“Corinne.” He said curtly.
“Aaron.” She responded compassionately. When she looked into his eyes, there was no animosity within her. “I am here.” She said clearly, as if to reassure him. Aaron lowered his gaze quickly, afraid that she would catch him in weakness.
Conner emerged from his office and smiled at the two as they turned to face him. They looked remarkable beside each other, like works of art to be appreciated. Their features mimicked one another’s, and their eyes held the same fire and fury that they had on the day that they were born, that their mother's eyes contained.
“Finally, we are together.” He declared as he spread his arms wide open as if he was expecting them to run into them. Instead the two siblings glowered equally at the man.
“I came for Aaron.” Corinne said passionately as she stepped toward Conner.
Conner took a slight step back as he could feel how intense Corinne's determination was.
Aaron was surprised by her words as she pushed past him. It had never occurred to him that Corinne might want to rescue him. Or even truly, that he needed to be rescued.
“Corinne I understand that you are confused.” He paused as he
He tapped a few keys on his keyboard to summon up the video feed from the cameras on the outside of the building. He was startled when he found her staring back at him, expectantly.
Her fiancé was beside her. Conner knew that this might be a problem considering his profession. Still, he did not have much of a choice. That fact was augmented by a sharp resurgence of pain through his head.
He struck a button on the desk beside him, and a voice wafted into the room.
“Yes Mr. Mitchell?”
“Please send an escort to the front of the building. Bring only Corinne.” He said firmly.
“Yes, Mr. Mitchell.” The voice replied, after which the office was bathed in silence. Conner steepled his fingertips against the curve of his chin and contemplated how to handle what would happen next.
He watched the video feed as two muscular men in suits stepped outside of the building and spoke with Corinne and Daniel.
“Mr. Mitchell would like you to come inside.” The large of the two said.
Daniel tilted his head back as he laid a hand on the butt of his gun. “If she goes, I go.” He stated sternly.
“I am sorry sir, but this is a secure facility, and only Corinne may enter.” The other man said politely but with pure authority.
“Then I am not coming inside.” Corinne said flatly. She had made a promise to Daniel and she intended to keep it.
“Yes, you are.” The first man insisted. “Mr. Mitchell requested that we bring you inside.” When he reached up to place a hand on Corinne's arm, Daniel was quick to step between them. He had his gun out of its holster swiftly, but before he could aim it he felt a strange need to lower it.
In his office, gazing at the video feed, Conner was commanding him to lower the gun.
“Corinne will be fine.” He murmured within Daniel's mind. “Just walk away.”
Daniel looked over at Corinne vacantly. “You'll be fine.” He said casually. “I'll wait in the car.”
He was walking away before Corinne could protest. At first she was stunned by his behavior, and then she realized that Conner must have been behind it.
“Oh yes.” She said wickedly as the two men turned their attention back to her. “Let's go inside.”
Now she was the angry one as she was led through a maze of corridors to a single elevator. She did not like the idea of Conner toying with Daniel's mind.
When the elevator doors opened she was on the same floor as Conner's office. She began to walk down the hallway without waiting for her escorts, when Aaron stepped out into the hall from another room. He was startled by her presence, though in a way he had expected it. Conner had been right again. She did come to them.
“Corinne.” He said curtly.
“Aaron.” She responded compassionately. When she looked into his eyes, there was no animosity within her. “I am here.” She said clearly, as if to reassure him. Aaron lowered his gaze quickly, afraid that she would catch him in weakness.
Conner emerged from his office and smiled at the two as they turned to face him. They looked remarkable beside each other, like works of art to be appreciated. Their features mimicked one another’s, and their eyes held the same fire and fury that they had on the day that they were born, that their mother's eyes contained.
“Finally, we are together.” He declared as he spread his arms wide open as if he was expecting them to run into them. Instead the two siblings glowered equally at the man.
“I came for Aaron.” Corinne said passionately as she stepped toward Conner.
Conner took a slight step back as he could feel how intense Corinne's determination was.
Aaron was surprised by her words as she pushed past him. It had never occurred to him that Corinne might want to rescue him. Or even truly, that he needed to be rescued.
“Corinne I understand that you are confused.” He paused as he
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