Chapter 187

"Hey, Soph, don’t blame me, alright? Your hubby paid more, so I had to side with you," Ryan said with his usual careless grin. "But don’t worry, if you need a hand next time and offer more cash, I’ll be all yours too." I had just stepped aboard when I caught Ryan running his mouth again. Even after all the ‘training’ Henry gave him, his rogue tendencies clearly hadn’t gone anywhere. Ignoring his nonsense, I turned my attention to Lena, who was taped up and tied tightly in a corner. She couldn’t scream thanks to the duct tape over her mouth – last thing we needed was to attract attention. She glared at me fiercely, making muffled noises, like she was swearing at me or something. But weirdly enough, her eyes didn’t show a hint of fear. She was in our hands now, yet she still looked so smug. Maybe I’d been way too soft on her before. Thinking about how she and Simon Gray had plotted in that restroom – trying to sell my child – made fury rise inside me. I nearly threw her overboard... but