Chapter 14

Elliot was about to lose his mind. When Tiana had called him out of the blue the other day, he'd gotten the feeling that something was wrong. The call had left him uneasy. He'd asked her to send a selfie to confirm she was okay, but halfway through his meeting, it had hit him—the background of the selfie was off. They were in the height of summer, but the background showed spring scenery. Elliot had made arrangements for the rest of his work at breakneck speed before racing back to Jafton like a madman. When he reached his private residence, Tiana was nowhere to be found. His calls to her went unanswered, too. However, there was a surveillance camera at the door. He checked the footage and traced it to the Quill family. Then, he remembered the humiliation Tiana had suffered in front of Joseph. Elliot poured money into combing the city for any thread linking Joseph and Tiana. What he finally found made his heart leap to his throat, and his rage spiked so hard that he wanted to kill