Rialto (Unbreakable Bonds Series Book 8) by Jocelynn Drake & Rinda Elliott

Author:Jocelynn Drake & Rinda Elliott
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Publisher: Drake & Elliott Publishing LLC
Published: 2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Hollis stood to the side, smiling as he watched Ian talking animatedly with another couple they’d made friends with in their foster training class. It turned out that they were unable to have their own children and were now looking to adopt but wanted to start out as foster parents. They were currently chatting about the anxiety and stress of preparing their home for the first check to make sure they’d made all the necessary changes to accommodate young children. He and Ian had yet to go through that, but it was coming soon. They’d agreed to get through the mandatory training classes first.

Reaching into his pocket, Hollis pulled out his phone and turned it on. The classes were the only time they both turned off their phones as a way of making sure there were no distractions. The world could get along without them for three short hours. Right?

He looked up from his phone as Ian started to make sounds of wrapping up his conversation when Hollis’s phone started buzzing and vibrating like a thing gone mad in his hand. He stared at it, his brow furrowing as missed calls and frantic texts started rolling in.

“Everything okay?” Ian asked. His hand came to rest on his bicep, his gentle touch meant to soothe.

“Turn on your phone. I’ve got calls and texts from James as well as Jude. Something bad happened.”

Ian released him and immediately reached for his phone. Hollis shoved his own phone away and grabbed Ian by the shoulder so he could get them both walking toward his car while Ian dealt with whatever was happening on his phone.

He’d just gotten Ian into the car when his phone finally booted up and messages started scrolling through along with missed calls. “James, Jude, and Isabella for me.”

Hollis shut Ian’s passenger door and hurried around the car to jump behind the wheel. The Chevelle roared to life, and Hollis carefully backed out of the parking spot, planning to head directly to Rialto, though he couldn’t understand how Jude Torres was involved in anything to do with the restaurant. Had he and Snow stopped there for dinner and something happened?

“Oh, God!” Ian gasped, his fingers partially covering his mouth as he pressed the cell to his ear. Hollis could only guess that he was listening to a voice mail. “Go to UC hospital.”

“What? What happened? Is Snow okay? Jude?” Hollis demanded.

“Wade and Sean were attacked in the parking lot as they were leaving tonight. They were both taken to UC.”

A heavy weight sank in Hollis’s stomach and he stepped on the gas so that they sped down the quiet street. They were no more than fifteen minutes from the hospital, but Hollis was determined to get them there in ten. “Fuck. Are they okay?”

“James said he didn’t think it was too serious, but he sent them both in an ambulance to get X-rays and checked by a doc.”

“Which would explain Jude. He and Rebecca must have been the ones to get the call,” Hollis said, mentioning Jude’s perpetual partner in the ambulance.

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