hall, slid the key card through the lock, then opened the door and stepped into the room. All he heard was the soft hum of the air conditioner. No TV or radio or anything.
He quietly walked forward without turning on the lights, expecting to see Sienna asleep on his bed.
But it was empty.
So was Adam’s.
She hadn’t crashed on one of the sofas in the living room, either.
‘Sienna?’ Jason called. He backtracked to the bathroom and knocked. The door swung open. The room was empty.
She decided to go to her own room. She probably didn’t like being alone after what happened to Paige , he told himself.
He’d just go next door, tell her that the first shift had gone by with no problems. It was late, but Sienna would want to know. He hurried to her room and gave a quiet knock.
No answer.
All the saliva in Jason’s mouth evaporated. He knocked again, trying to swallow. ‘Just a second,’ Belle called.
OK. OK, OK. They’d been asleep. Duh. It was four in the morning.
Belle swung open the door. ‘Is Paige OK?’ she asked.
‘Yeah, fine,’ Jason said. ‘I know it’s late, but could I talk to Sienna for a minute?’
Belle smiled. ‘Did you forget? She’s waiting for you in your room, lucky boy.’
Jason’s stomach did a slow, sickening roll. He shook his head. ‘No, I just came from my room,’ he told Belle. ‘She’s not there.’
Eleven
‘ MAYBE SIENNA POPPED over to Maggie and Erin’s room,’ Belle suggested. ‘When Mags and Erin get together, sleep isn’t something that usually happens. If the three of them found something fun to do without me, I’m not going to be happy.’ Belle’s words were playful, but her eyes were anxious. ‘Let’s get over there and see what’s what.’
Jason led the way, trying not to freak out. He wasn’t going to freak out before he had all the facts. OK, he was already freaking out a little, but he wasn’t going to let Belle see that. When he reached Erin and Maggie’s room, he gave three sharp knocks. The door swung open almost immediately. Seemed like Belle was right about Maggie and Erin and the not sleeping.
‘Is something up with Paige?’ Erin asked.
‘Yeah did the psycho show?’ Maggie added, crowding into the doorway next to Erin.
‘She’s fine,’ Jason told them. ‘And there’s been no sign of Marc. Is Sienna in there with you?’ he asked, forcing himself to keep his voice low and calm.
‘Sienna? No. Last time we saw her was right after we got back from the show,’ Maggie answered.
Jason’s body went cold. ‘She was supposed to be hanging out in my room, waiting for me, but she’s not there.’
‘And she wasn’t with me in our room either,’ Belle put in.
‘I guess she could have gone down to the casino …’ Erin suggested half-heartedly.
‘By herself?’ Belle snapped. ‘Please.’
Jason agreed. The odds on that were worse than winning a million on the dollar slot machine.
‘I’m going back to Paige’s suite,’ Jason told them. ‘Maybe Sienna went to check on her and the two of us just missed each other somehow.’ His brain hardly believed it. His gut didn’t believe it at all.
‘I’m going with you,’ Belle said.
‘Us too,’ Maggie added. ‘Give us half a minute to throw on some clothes.’
One minute later, Brad opened the door to the suite, eyes wary. Van Dyke was stretched out on the sofa, but Jason could see his muscles were tense. Zach stood leaning against Paige’s bedroom door, one booted foot crossed over the other. His posture looked much more relaxed than the other guys’ did, but Jason could tell his eyes were taking in every detail. He was on high alert.
‘Did Sienna go in to see Paige?’ Jason asked.
‘Since you left?’ Brad queried.
Jason nodded.
‘Nobody’s been in there but Paige. It’s been completely quiet. Why?’ Zach’s voice was low and calm, with just a thread of steel running through it.
‘Because she’s not anywhere!’ Belle exclaimed. ‘She was
He quietly walked forward without turning on the lights, expecting to see Sienna asleep on his bed.
But it was empty.
So was Adam’s.
She hadn’t crashed on one of the sofas in the living room, either.
‘Sienna?’ Jason called. He backtracked to the bathroom and knocked. The door swung open. The room was empty.
She decided to go to her own room. She probably didn’t like being alone after what happened to Paige , he told himself.
He’d just go next door, tell her that the first shift had gone by with no problems. It was late, but Sienna would want to know. He hurried to her room and gave a quiet knock.
No answer.
All the saliva in Jason’s mouth evaporated. He knocked again, trying to swallow. ‘Just a second,’ Belle called.
OK. OK, OK. They’d been asleep. Duh. It was four in the morning.
Belle swung open the door. ‘Is Paige OK?’ she asked.
‘Yeah, fine,’ Jason said. ‘I know it’s late, but could I talk to Sienna for a minute?’
Belle smiled. ‘Did you forget? She’s waiting for you in your room, lucky boy.’
Jason’s stomach did a slow, sickening roll. He shook his head. ‘No, I just came from my room,’ he told Belle. ‘She’s not there.’
Eleven
‘ MAYBE SIENNA POPPED over to Maggie and Erin’s room,’ Belle suggested. ‘When Mags and Erin get together, sleep isn’t something that usually happens. If the three of them found something fun to do without me, I’m not going to be happy.’ Belle’s words were playful, but her eyes were anxious. ‘Let’s get over there and see what’s what.’
Jason led the way, trying not to freak out. He wasn’t going to freak out before he had all the facts. OK, he was already freaking out a little, but he wasn’t going to let Belle see that. When he reached Erin and Maggie’s room, he gave three sharp knocks. The door swung open almost immediately. Seemed like Belle was right about Maggie and Erin and the not sleeping.
‘Is something up with Paige?’ Erin asked.
‘Yeah did the psycho show?’ Maggie added, crowding into the doorway next to Erin.
‘She’s fine,’ Jason told them. ‘And there’s been no sign of Marc. Is Sienna in there with you?’ he asked, forcing himself to keep his voice low and calm.
‘Sienna? No. Last time we saw her was right after we got back from the show,’ Maggie answered.
Jason’s body went cold. ‘She was supposed to be hanging out in my room, waiting for me, but she’s not there.’
‘And she wasn’t with me in our room either,’ Belle put in.
‘I guess she could have gone down to the casino …’ Erin suggested half-heartedly.
‘By herself?’ Belle snapped. ‘Please.’
Jason agreed. The odds on that were worse than winning a million on the dollar slot machine.
‘I’m going back to Paige’s suite,’ Jason told them. ‘Maybe Sienna went to check on her and the two of us just missed each other somehow.’ His brain hardly believed it. His gut didn’t believe it at all.
‘I’m going with you,’ Belle said.
‘Us too,’ Maggie added. ‘Give us half a minute to throw on some clothes.’
One minute later, Brad opened the door to the suite, eyes wary. Van Dyke was stretched out on the sofa, but Jason could see his muscles were tense. Zach stood leaning against Paige’s bedroom door, one booted foot crossed over the other. His posture looked much more relaxed than the other guys’ did, but Jason could tell his eyes were taking in every detail. He was on high alert.
‘Did Sienna go in to see Paige?’ Jason asked.
‘Since you left?’ Brad queried.
Jason nodded.
‘Nobody’s been in there but Paige. It’s been completely quiet. Why?’ Zach’s voice was low and calm, with just a thread of steel running through it.
‘Because she’s not anywhere!’ Belle exclaimed. ‘She was
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