Hide and Seek by Velvet Vaughn

Author:Velvet Vaughn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, romantic suspense, romance suspense, romantic suspense series, romantic suspense novel, romance suspense ebook, romantic suspense new release, romantic suspense ebook, romantic suspense kindle
Publisher: Velvet Vaughn

Chapter Fifteen

Sunday

Dante stared into the darkness, listening to Taylor’s even breathing. She hadn’t been asleep for long. She’d fought it, but eventually the exhaustion caught up with her. He hadn’t slept more than three or four hours since Kai disappeared. He knew it’d hit him sooner rather than later, but he just couldn’t rest when his son was out there somewhere, needing him.

They talked for hours into the night, telling each other stories of their children. He told her about the time Kai was three and he took him to see Santa Claus at the local mall. They had to wait in a long line and Kai was getting sleepy. When Mrs. Claus finally placed Kai on Santa’s lap, he was so tired he started to fall, so he grabbed onto Santa’s beard…pulling it clean off his face. Kai’s eyes had widened in horror and then he started to bawl, loud, pitiful wailing that broke Dante’s heart. He’d cried so hard, Dante couldn’t console him. Kai was afraid Santa wouldn’t come to visit him anymore. He made sure Kai got everything he wanted that Christmas so he’d know Santa still loved him.

Taylor told him how when Grace was four, she would only answer to the name Ariel. She loved to swim and decided she wanted to be a mermaid. Disney’s mermaid princess had red hair and blue eyes like her and she was positive she was Ariel. She played the movie on an endless loop until she had the entire film memorized. She even dressed in a purple top and sparkling green tail for Halloween that year.

Telling stories about Kai and listening to Taylor speak about Grace was bittersweet. He loved remembering the special moments from his son’s life, but it only made his absence that much more real. It was like pouring salt into a raw, open wound.

Dawn was already lightening the sky. He checked the bedside clock. Sanat Vasin was an early riser. He might have the results already. He carefully slid his arm out from under Taylor’s head and eased out of bed. Her brows slashed down. Dante wasn’t sure if it was the loss of his body heat or troubling dreams. She shifted but didn’t wake.

He stuffed his feet into his sneakers and picked up his cell. His heart lurched. A missed text from Sanat. He pulled up the message, expecting the worst. He got it.

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Taylor spotted Grace standing on the sidewalk across the street. Her heart leaped with unfettered joy. She yelled her daughter’s name, jumping up and down and waving her arms to get her attention. Grace didn’t see her. Cars sped by, not even slowing as she weaved in and out of traffic. She barely dodged the bumper of a semi and she felt a Prius clip her, but she was determined. She made it to the middle but a steady stream of vehicles wouldn’t allow her to cross the rest of the lanes, which seemed to progressively grow in numbers. Horns honked and people cursed but she didn’t give up.

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