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Aiden hadn’t thought of that, but it was true.
“But by falling, you win. You drop your pride and a twisted vow, and you turn to Chalisa.”
Aiden’s breath came in short pants. Chalisa. He could truly be with Chalisa?
“What would be worse?” Ike asked. “Living without Chalisa now that you love her, breaking both of your hearts over and over again, or realizing one of you might die, but at least you’ll have whatever time God gives you together and the love and bond will carry into the next life?”
Aiden surged to his feet. Every word was exactly … right.
“You’re right,” he admitted.
“I know I am.” Ike’s voice was happier, less serious. “Go find her.”
“Already on my way.” Aiden slid into his shoes, grabbed his wallet, knife, and 1911 and rushed for the door.
“And you’d both better meet us for breakfast in the morning.”
“Pray we will.”
“Done.” Ike hung up.
Aiden grinned. Grinned. His older brother was in love and so was he. He was going for Chalisa. Happiness surged through him. His dad loved him. He’d want him happy. He and his mom were watching over him from heaven.
Aiden could still excel at security, protect and help many people, beat Sutton out someday.
Man, he loved Sutton. He loved his brother.
And he loved Chalisa. He had to tell her.
Bursting out the door, he needed to call for a car. Dallin would come back for him, but he didn’t want to wait.
His phone buzzed before he could call the front desk or pull up the Uber app.
“Dallin? How’d you know I needed?—”
“Sir,” Dallin interrupted. He’d never interrupted before. “Miss Anderson is missing.”
“Excuse me?” Aiden rushed to the elevator and pushed the button. Chalisa was gone? Where?
“I stopped to eat because we hadn’t had time earlier. Then I drove back to check on Nick and leave him the vehicle. I planned to get an Uber to the rental house. Nick didn’t respond, so I tracked him. I found him inside Miss Anderson’s apartment, bound, gagged, and beaten up. When I pulled the gag out, he yelled that Jorge had come?—”
“Enough backstory!” Nick yelled. There was a scuffle for the phone, then Nick’s voice. “Aiden. He took her. He said to tell you …” It seemed to hurt him to get it out. “When you find her body, you can thank him.”
“No.” Not Chalisa. No! “Jorge’s in prison.”
The elevator came. Aiden didn’t dare step inside and drop the call.
“I saw him with my own eyes. He had five guys with him. They ambushed me.”
Six against one. Nick would’ve fought to the death, utilizing all his skill, but it hadn’t been enough. Chalisa was gone. “Any clue where?”
“No, sir.”
“How long ago?”
“Twenty minutes.”
“I’ll find her.”
