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He wouldn’t take it kindly, she guessed Sabela didn’t want to knohat sort of a man lurked beneath his controlled exterior
Besides, ould she say if someone heard her screa second thoughts about letting a stranger whisk her away, didn’tDid it?
City buildings whizzed by beyond heras the car sped onward When would she see theain?
Would she see theain?
They had to be headed to the airport Sabela sat back in her seat and pressed her forehead against the tintedThere were too h answers
And there were even more questions a half hour later when the car took a turn away fro? She’d presumed the airport here they were headed Theto drive her into another country, was he?
“Hey, what’s happening?” Sabela asked, noticing how panicky her voice sounded “Where are we going? Tell me!”
Her only ansas the mechanical whirr of the partition between the front and back seats rising The thick glass clicked into place to separate her fro any more of her questions
She took several deep breaths, cal Don’t let hi to be like that, she’d have to take matters into her own hands
Glancing up to aze was on the road and not on the rear viewinto her purse and took out her phone
Should she call the police? Tell theainst her will?
It would have been a lie Sabela traced her fingers around the edges of her phone, thinking it through Even if she called the police, nothing would come of it
She’d allowed herself to be led from her apartment and into the sedan of her own free will The man in the suit hadn’t taken her phone, and he’d only asked her not to reach out to anybody, not enforced it What were the police going to do?
TheAnd if she caused trouble for Mr Morgan, ould the repercussions be? She owed him so much money
Sabela was the one who’d made the mistake that had led to all of this, not the man in the front seat For the last couple of months she had received money, and lots of it, fro that
She recalled the day the first fat deposit arrived in her bank account It was like a gift froel She reht had been lifted off her spirit when she saw her available balance A moment of bliss, pure bliss
And now this
There had never been any indication that the money needed to be repaid Except for in the contracts, of course … which she barely skined
Now Mr Morgan had coation, assu both were one and the same
Sabela’s few months of financial relief were over, obliterated Sabela had nearly gotten used to not havingmoney she didn’t have
But now her biggest debt was due, whether she’d realized she had one or not
There would be no , but she wasn’t naïve Things weren’t ever given for free
Even guardian angels had their price
Chapter Five
THE TRIP TO SWITZERLAND WAS uneventful Colin took conference calls and caught up on work so he could devote more time to personal matters Currently, his schedule needed fluidity The less work he had to do while at the chalet, the better
Everything was under control, and that fact te burn of his usual state of mind
It was a long drive from the airport, which Colin usually enjoyed Switzerland was a beautiful country, fro could compare to the mountains
The Swiss Alps were breathtaking
Jagged peaks dipped in snow set against a blue sky The e decorated the horizon Beauty like this was hard to come by, and the first time he’d seen it, Colin knew he had to make it his
Tucked within the heart of the Alps was Colin’s chalet Sleek wood design paired with old-world European beauty had attracted him from the first time he’d seen it, and he’d put in his bid to buy it the next day
He’d closed on the property in record time
Who would’ve thought that a kid fro side of the tracks would end up with a ain, ould have ever thought that a boy like Colin Morgan would have a at all?