hanging from a roof in some dark cellar-type place.”
“Where?”
“That’s the thing, I don’t know…”
He could hear the uncertainty and concern in her voice and wished he could reach out and soothe her worry.
“Then this message popped up and told me that I could help save her life if I just turn my research over. They gave me two hours to call a number. They’ll come get me and take me in place of Tryx.”
“Like hell!” he yelled.
“Chase, listen to me, I don’t want to go with them, but I want to help find Tryx. Maybe we can go with their plan until we reach whatever destination it is they’re keeping her and then you and your guys can get us out of there?”
“No!” he ordered in a loud growl.
“Yes!” she growled right back.
He knew she didn’t appreciate his dismissal of her idea. It would’ve been a perfect plan if it was anyone but his mate.
“Sophia, we’re not having this conversation,” he insisted in a rigid tone.
“Yes, we are. Your guys haven’t found a single trace of where she could be. This is our one chance to get her back. So you either help me do this or…I swear I’ll call those guys right now and go on without you.”
“Baby, be reasonable.” He tried to keep her from doing anything dangerous.
“No.” The anger in her came through loud and clear. “You be reasonable. That’s your cousin out there. Wouldn’t you do the same thing for me if I was the one being held somewhere and no one could find me?”
He remained quiet for a moment and thought of ways to dissuade her from her crazy plan. She continued to talk as if he’d already agreed with her.
“Chase, listen to me. We have about an hour and a half to figure out how to do this. I’m going to give you an hour, but you can’t call me. They have my phone tapped, and they’re watching the house, which means whatever you do you’re going to have to follow from far away.”
“Sophia—”
“We can’t ruin the whole operation because you guys stray too close. They’re not going to do anything to me until they have their hands on my work, which means at some point they are taking me back to the lab.”
His heart sped up in his chest. “I’m not letting you put yourself in danger.”
“I’m not going to be in danger, you’ll follow behind us. I’m not going to do anything stupid to get either of us hurt. Since they don’t know I only need to use my fingerprint and voice command to open the safe, I am going to work them to take me to her so that we’re both together. That will give you guys a chance to stop this once and for all.” Her soft voice tried to pacify him, but he knew things she didn’t .
“Sophia, if anything happens to you—”
“Chase, stop. Nothing is going to happen to me, because you will make sure of it. I’m going to call them in exactly one hour to give you guys enough time to be in place before they come for me.”
He snarled.
“Chase? I…I love you. If anything does happen, I just want you to know,” she whispered and broke off the communication with him.
Chase shifted into his human form and growled.
“Well?” River asked once Chase had changed.
“Sophia was contacted by whoever has Tryx. They want her in exchange. She wants to do it and for us to follow from far away until they reach wherever she’s being held so we can retrieve them both at once. The foolish woman is walking right into their clutches, and nothing I said would change her mind.” He ran a shaky hand through his hair.
He tried to dress quickly, but his hands shook and made things slower.
River stood quiet for a moment. “This is the best chance we’ve had so far of finding Tryx.” He clasped Chase on the shoulder. “Don’t worry. We’ll make sure nothing happens to your mate.”
Chase lifted panic-filled eyes to his brother. “It’s not just her I’m worried about.”
River lifted his brows waiting for him to elaborate.
“She’s pregnant. It’s what has made it
“Where?”
“That’s the thing, I don’t know…”
He could hear the uncertainty and concern in her voice and wished he could reach out and soothe her worry.
“Then this message popped up and told me that I could help save her life if I just turn my research over. They gave me two hours to call a number. They’ll come get me and take me in place of Tryx.”
“Like hell!” he yelled.
“Chase, listen to me, I don’t want to go with them, but I want to help find Tryx. Maybe we can go with their plan until we reach whatever destination it is they’re keeping her and then you and your guys can get us out of there?”
“No!” he ordered in a loud growl.
“Yes!” she growled right back.
He knew she didn’t appreciate his dismissal of her idea. It would’ve been a perfect plan if it was anyone but his mate.
“Sophia, we’re not having this conversation,” he insisted in a rigid tone.
“Yes, we are. Your guys haven’t found a single trace of where she could be. This is our one chance to get her back. So you either help me do this or…I swear I’ll call those guys right now and go on without you.”
“Baby, be reasonable.” He tried to keep her from doing anything dangerous.
“No.” The anger in her came through loud and clear. “You be reasonable. That’s your cousin out there. Wouldn’t you do the same thing for me if I was the one being held somewhere and no one could find me?”
He remained quiet for a moment and thought of ways to dissuade her from her crazy plan. She continued to talk as if he’d already agreed with her.
“Chase, listen to me. We have about an hour and a half to figure out how to do this. I’m going to give you an hour, but you can’t call me. They have my phone tapped, and they’re watching the house, which means whatever you do you’re going to have to follow from far away.”
“Sophia—”
“We can’t ruin the whole operation because you guys stray too close. They’re not going to do anything to me until they have their hands on my work, which means at some point they are taking me back to the lab.”
His heart sped up in his chest. “I’m not letting you put yourself in danger.”
“I’m not going to be in danger, you’ll follow behind us. I’m not going to do anything stupid to get either of us hurt. Since they don’t know I only need to use my fingerprint and voice command to open the safe, I am going to work them to take me to her so that we’re both together. That will give you guys a chance to stop this once and for all.” Her soft voice tried to pacify him, but he knew things she didn’t .
“Sophia, if anything happens to you—”
“Chase, stop. Nothing is going to happen to me, because you will make sure of it. I’m going to call them in exactly one hour to give you guys enough time to be in place before they come for me.”
He snarled.
“Chase? I…I love you. If anything does happen, I just want you to know,” she whispered and broke off the communication with him.
Chase shifted into his human form and growled.
“Well?” River asked once Chase had changed.
“Sophia was contacted by whoever has Tryx. They want her in exchange. She wants to do it and for us to follow from far away until they reach wherever she’s being held so we can retrieve them both at once. The foolish woman is walking right into their clutches, and nothing I said would change her mind.” He ran a shaky hand through his hair.
He tried to dress quickly, but his hands shook and made things slower.
River stood quiet for a moment. “This is the best chance we’ve had so far of finding Tryx.” He clasped Chase on the shoulder. “Don’t worry. We’ll make sure nothing happens to your mate.”
Chase lifted panic-filled eyes to his brother. “It’s not just her I’m worried about.”
River lifted his brows waiting for him to elaborate.
“She’s pregnant. It’s what has made it
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