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Faye almost as well as I did, and he was also aware of her lies.
    “Oh, yeah.” A shiver raced through my body. I was more than fucking ready. “Time to bring my girl home.”
    I ignored Jenson’s narrow eyes. I knew he didn’t believe Faye was being held against her will but there was nothing more blatant to me after watching that interview. The bastard was holding something against her. Terror and anguish had been ablaze in her eyes, and the way her body sat rigid was a sign of her stubborn side fighting with what she was doing.
    Jenson wouldn’t know these things; he didn’t know her, or her quirky little ways. Frank and I, we spent time with her. We both knew her expertly. And we both loved her.
    I turned to each man. “Are you sure you’re all in?” They nodded.
    “I’m not sure what the fuck is going on,” Jenson said. “But whatever it is, I’m still in, Cade. You’re my best friend, and you know I’m with you for whatever. We do this together, like everything in our lives.”
    I nodded, squeezing his shoulder in thanks.
    “I know Dante. He’ll have every available man at his disposable.”
    A cruel smile twisted Frank’s lips. “Not to worry, I have friends meeting us at the airport.”
    “Friends?” Jenson asked with a lift of his brow.
    Frank was ex SAS, and his friends were dangerous fuckers to say the least. He’d had his kneecap smashed during an assignment, and had then gone into security. He was the absolute best at what he did. I hired him as Faye’s personal bodyguard after a stalker had sent her death threats a few years ago. Within two weeks of his placement beside her, he’d found the bastard and slit his throat. I loved the guy, not just for that, but for his loyalty and relationship with Faye. Killing a stalker may be extreme, and not the usual practice for A-List celebrities, but this man was a known sex offender and on a very dangerous path. He sent Faye photos of her in her bedroom taken mere feet away. That was as close as he would ever get and I would have killed him myself if I hadn’t paid highly for others to do it for me.
    “Friends,” Frank confirmed, his sinister smile making my blood hum in excitement.
    They all filed out of the room.
    Pulling out the small photo from my wallet I gazed at her smile, my own smile forming as my eyes slid down to her perfect breasts then over her flat stomach to the teasing hand that was buried between her legs, hiding that special part of her from my view. I turned the picture in my hand and pressed my lips against the lipstick kiss my girl had painted on the back.
    “I’m coming, baby,” I whispered into the air as I closed my eyes and took a fortifying breath. “Get ready, because I’m gonna slice his fucking dick off for doing this to you. That’s after I’ve gutted the bastard.”

“WELL, GOOD LUCK TO YOU both.” Ira, the correspondent from CNN News smiled widely. I released the tension from my body with a deep exhale as Dante showed her and the camera crew to the front door. Of course, he had been the perfect gentleman in front of them; the complete opposite to who he really was. “And thank you so much for the exclusive.”
    “Thank you.” Dante smiled. “Malik will see you to your helicopter.”
    Malik appeared from nowhere, as was usual for him. I didn’t stay around. I needed to be away from both of them. If I’d thought Dante would go back on his threat to publish the videos, I would have sneakily gone with Ira back to the mainland, but I had no doubt he would stick to his promise.
    I was trapped, both physically and emotionally. I needed time to think.
    I rushed up the stairs, not even waiting until the front door was closed. My heart beat too fast with the anger surging through me, making me lightheaded and tearful. Swiping at my face, refusing to allow the tears liberation, I slammed the door to the studio behind me, quickly locking it and pocketing the key. Fuck him. I would stay in there, even