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He was frantic.
Saaina stared at Harper with wide eyes, one hand on either of the dog carriers. The pooches were blessedly quiet.
Robin was the only one who edged closer to them. “What happened? Uncle Daar, are you alright?”
“See, this is what you do,” Cassim snarled. “You ruin everything. What did they want from you? What have you done now?”
“What’s going on?” Robin’s voice climbed, she was no doubt scared out of her mind. This was not her world.
“Enough,” Harper said over all of them. “It doesn’t matter who is at fault right now.”
Cassim glared at him, but Harper didn’t care.
He turned to Daar. “Are you hurt?”
Daar pushed up and shook his head. “No. It was a Taser. Powerful one, too.”
Robin gasped. “A Taser? Someone Tased you?”
Daar reached over and patted her knee. “I’m fine. Everything is fine.”
Harper stared at Daar until the man glanced at him. Harper knew everything was fine and there was no further threat to the family, but Daar didn’t.
He slowly inclined his head, as if admitting his words were for show.
The hook was set, now to see what Daar did next.
Chapter Thirteen
Tuesday.PearlPalaceLuxuryResort, Miami, FL.
Why weren’t they calling the police? Why was everyone so calm?
Robin clutched her travel purse to keep her hands from shaking.
The resort staff bustled about her, hauling the luggage out of the limo as if nothing were wrong.
Harper stood with Uncle Daar, their heads together. She noticed the steadying hand Harper had on Uncle Daar’s elbow.
Why hadn’t they gone to a hospital?
She still didn’t fully understand what happened or why.
Of course, she should know a few things.
Uncle Daar’s work, what he did, was something they didn’t talk about. That his work was illegal was a thinly veiled family secret. If Robin didn’t make it her life’s purpose to shut up and listen, she probably wouldn’t know as much as she did. Which meant it shouldn’t be a surprise.
This was the first time that she knew of that Uncle Daar’s life had bled into their own.
“Robin?”
A hand slid down her arm.
She jumped, startled by the touch.
Harper’s grasp on her tightened, and he pulled her toward them. “Everything’s okay.”
She glanced over his shoulder to find that everyone else was gone. He squeezed her to him, rubbing large, calming circles on her back.
