Promising Piper: A Protector Romance (RAPTOR Book 4) by PJ Fiala

Author:PJ Fiala [Fiala, PJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rolling Thunder Publishing Inc.
Published: 2022-01-26T16:00:00+00:00

24

Royce followed Piper to the restroom area but went into the men’s restroom. Deciding to check his phone in private he pulled up the texts from Creed and Caiden and his throat went immediately dry. They grew more urgent as he read them.

“Watch Piper closely.”

“You need to assure us that Piper is fine.”

“Royce, Piper overheard Dawson and Haywood talking to Michael Summers (we think) there’s a shipment of something coming in.”

“Royce, dammit, respond.”

He quickly typed out a reply, “I’m in the restroom and she’s in the women’s. I’ll step out now and make sure she’s fine.”

He exited the stall and walked out into the hallway. He looked both right and left and didn’t see Piper anywhere. He also didn’t see Dawson or Haywood anywhere which gave him slight concern. As he quickly walked to the ballroom, he noted the line of people walking through the doors and kept his eyes peeled for Piper. She was tall for a woman but not as tall as many of the men here and she could easily be in the middle of the throng. Focusing on her light-blue dress he strained his eyes to no avail. He walked around the bustling people looking for Piper, then he saw Sophia. He hurriedly made his way toward her. “Hello Sophia, I’m looking for Piper, have you seen her?”

“I just left her in the ladies room. She was touching up her lipstick then said she’d be right out. I’m sure she’ll be along shortly.”

“Thank you.” He flashed her a big smile then stepped into the hallway once again and waited by the door. As the crowd found their seats inside, he looked both ways down the hall and his stomach began to roll. He felt his phone vibrate and pulled it up.

“They have her.”

His heart hammered and he felt sick.

“Who has her?”

The three dots jumped around as Caiden typed out his response. “Dawson.”

Dawson? Royce walked the hallway again, past the restrooms and noted alcoves down the hall. He started jogging down the hallway looking into each doorway, nook, and cranny. As each one appeared empty, he began to panic. No, no, no. He should have been with her.

Once he reached the end of the hall he turned and began running back to the ballroom. As he passed an alcove, he saw a small light blue piece of material on the floor. He picked it up and realized it was a piece of Piper’s dress. He walked into the alcove, which was an entryway to another smaller ballroom and tried opening the door, only to find it locked. Panic followed as his stomach lurched. Sweat formed on his face and it was hard to breathe.

He pulled his phone from his pocket and pushed the icon to dial Caiden. He barely waited for Caiden to answer. “My God, she’s gone. There’s a piece of fabric from her dress on the floor. What do I do?”

“Listen to me. We can still hear her. She’s being transported somewhere. There’s no talking but a radio playing so I believe she’s only with one of them and she must be passed out.

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