Marcus called Samantha as they sped toward Vance's property, sharing everything—the location, the plan, the calculated risk they were taking.
Be careful, Samantha said, her love and fear and absolute trust flowing through their connection like warm honey laced with steel.
Always, Marcus promised. Keep our children safe.
With my life, she responded, and he felt Kai and Callum echo the sentiment through their shared bond.
The drive to Vance's property took twenty-five minutes through increasingly rural roads that twisted through dense forest. The "vacation home" was actually a converted barn on ten acres of isolated land, surrounded by trees and accessible only by a single gravel road that crunched ominously under their tires.
Perfect for privacy.
Perfect for a trap.
"I don't like this," Castellanos said as they approached, her detective instincts clearly screaming warnings. "It's too quiet. Too isolated. If something goes wrong—"
