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“Come with me,” he said, moving his grasp from my arm to my hand.
“No! My car is over there.” I pointed in the opposite direction.
“And if I let you get to it, you’ll drive away before we have a chance to talk.”
“Where are you taking me?” I asked when he opened the door of his truck and motioned me inside.
“Somewhere quiet, so you can tell me what happened with your sister.”
I folded my arms and refused to get in. “Why?”
He shook his head. “God, you’re stubborn.”
“Me? You won’t answer my question.”
“If you won’t tell me what happened, how am I supposed to help?”
“I can take my own car. If you’re really going to listen, I’ll meet you.”
Noah shook his head. “You’re too upset to drive.”
“I’m no less upset than I was when I arrived here. Safely, I might add.”
“For God’s sake, woman.” Noah put his hands on my waist, lifted me into the truck, and closed the door. I heard the lock click and was stunned when I couldn’t open it.
“Child locks,” he said when he got in the other side. “Fitting, since that’s how you’re behaving.”
I opened my mouth to tell him to fuck off, but closed it.
“Good decision,” he said, smirking as he started the engine.
It wasn’t until he took the turnoff for See Canyon Road that I asked again where we were going. “What are you going to do? Throw me off the mountainside?”
“Yep. You caught on. Rather than letting you drive away, I decided to murder you instead. Knock it off, Seraphina.”
I folded my arms and looked out at the moonlight on the ocean. I’d always loved this drive. When I was younger, before Luisa was born, my father would bring my mom and me here. Once we got to the top of the mountain, the views went as far north as Big Sur and south to Santa Barbara. I doubted there was a more beautiful place in all of California.
I was stunned when Noah pulled off the road at the exact spot my father used to.
“I’d suggest we get out and walk, but there’s the thing about me murdering you to get past. Not to mention, it’s a little too cold for you to be out without a jacket.”
“My dad used to bring me here,” I said.
“He did? I didn’t realize you were from the area.”
“Lived here my whole life except for when I was at law school.”
“Huh.”
I wasn’t surprised he hadn’t put two and two together with my name. Noah was three years older than I and far more popular. He was probably away at college when my dad lost his birthright. It was doubtful he would’ve known his father had purchased our family’s vineyards and winery operation.
“You said your sister is missing.”
I nodded, knowing if I tried to speak now, I’d wind up in tears again.
“Can you tell me what happened?” His voice was soothing, so unlike it had been at the ball.
I took a couple of deep breaths. “My mother called me the day I met you for breakfast. Not that we ate. Anyway, she asked if I’ve talked to Luisa recently, and when I said I haven’t, she told me my sister hasn’t been home for two days.”
