Chapter 148

Victoria couldn't help frowning at his words. She agreed with most of what Theodore said, but skipping the trip to the restoration center just for this? "The road there isn't out in the sticks," she argued softly. "They'd seriously think twice before trying anything." "You already forgot what happened with the last kidnapping?" Theodore shot back, his tone sharp. Just that one sentence shut her down. We weren't talking about some petty crook here—this could be a serial killer we're dealing with. Who knows what he might pull? "There's more than one restoration expert out there, but you? You've got only one life," he said firmly. "So this time, do as I say. No taking risks, understand?" He kept hammering it in, clearly worried she wasn't taking this as seriously as she should. If anything ever happened to her... he didn't even want to imagine it. "I got it," Victoria nodded, knowing he was just being protective. And to ease his worries, she gave in. Meanwhile, Theodore went straight to W