A Player for A Princess: Dirty Players Duet #2 by Tia Louise

Author:Tia Louise [Louise, Tia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: TLM Productions LLC
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

18

Going Back

Cal

Rowan is on the phone with the American tech company, and I’m sitting across from him with my fingers steepled in front of my lips. Another week is gone. We’re running out of time, and I’ve passed from worried to frantic. We’ve got to find Zelda. We’re a week away from our deadline, and even with Reggie’s help we haven’t been able to locate either the Turkish captain or the mysterious island.

“Is it possible to engage a satellite to search for the island?” He waits, and I’m on pins and needles waiting with him. “How long does something like that take?”

Another long pause. Another eternity.

“We don’t have that much time. Is there a way to move ahead in the line? We’re dealing with a life or death situation. Matters of extreme urgency.”

He listens, and I strain against the minutes. “Thank you, Gil. I’ll be waiting for your call.”

Disconnecting, he turns to me. “We can get the images,” he says, and I’m out of my chair.

“It sounded like you were going to say it was impossible!”

“Using his personal connections would take a month,” my brother says, “But he’s on the board of DigitalGlobe, and they’re going to scan the area where we think she’s being held and send us what they get.”

“How long will that take?” I’m pacing the White Drawing Room, my heart beating fast in my chest.

“They have to turn the satellite. It could be a day or two.”

Exhaling a loud breath, I go to the windows and look out over the gardens. I can’t bear another minute of this intense worry. I can’t bear being without her, without knowing she’s okay. My body aches for hers. I want to hold her in my arms and feel her warmth against my skin. The idea that she might be taken from me forever has me on the brink of desperation.

“Any word after our conversation at Occitan?”

“Still waiting,” he says, walking to stand beside me. Bracing my shoulder, he looks in my eye. “You’ve got to stay strong. We’re so close now. We’re going to find her.”

“With every day that goes by I’m sure I can’t take another one.”

All the stress of these last several weeks is enough to break me. I lean forward, placing my head against the cool glass. “I can’t sleep. I close my eyes, and I see her fighting to get free. The image of her battered face is in my mind, and all I can think is it’s my fault. I should never have let her go alone.”

“We asked for proof of life. If we’re lucky, we might catch a boat headed to one of those uncharted islands on satellite.”

For a moment, I think about this incredible possibility. My mother had the bright idea of using the rat at Occitan to manipulate Wade Paxton into showing his cards.

She went with Rowan and Ava to our family beach estate, and the three of them spent several days arguing over succession and discussing how she plans to fight the referendum.

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