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Sary, wasn’t hurt She just kneas time for theave her teeks’ notice and started packing for LA

His sister was dead because of his love for Søren

His Saone to California because of his love for Elle

His Elle was gone because of his love for his stupid foolish dream to have children, a dreaone Maybe they were on to so back hoht now Søren was nearly catatonic with shock when they’d last spoken "You’ll find her," was all Søren had said to him before the first phone call fro in the sley had nodded "I’ll find her"

He wanted to ask Søren "Why did she leave?" but he also didn’t want to ask it Søren sley needed was to hear what fate Kingsley had abandoned Elle to Søren out of control was a sight as rare as a volcano erupting and nearly as terrifying

It would be easy to find her She’d stolen Daniel’s car All he had to do was call a few contacts in the police department with a description of the vehicle In a few hours they’d knohich direction she’d gone From there they could extrapolate her likeliest destination If she used one of the credit cards, they could pinpoint her whereabouts precisely A quick jaunt on an airplane to wherever she’d gone and by toht she’d be back in Manhattan whether she wanted to be or not

He could find her Easily Søren had asked him to find her, and he couldn’t tell Søren no He wasn’t strong enough to tell hiain as he’d failed hiotten her pregnant and then abandoned her to deal with it on her own Then she’d faced Søren on her own And Kingsley had the shard of carved bone in his back pocket to prove that conversation had not gone well He’d never er woman in his life, a woman as free and as fearless as she If she said Søren had crossed a line with her, Kingsley believed her

Kingsley owed her She’d fled somewhere--he didn’t knohere but he assuht did he have taking her away from there if that’s where she wanted to be? But he would do it, and he would do it for Søren, and he would do it because she’d beco another sley went back to the town house right now he’d call all his contacts and find her Søren would be sitting there, waiting, depending on Kingsley to find her

But

But if he didn’t go back to his town house

Kingsley pulled his mobile phone out of his jacket and dialed a nusley said before his assistant could say a word

Silence was his answer Good

"Answer the next question I ask you only with a yes or a no You understand?" Kingsley asked

"Yes," Calliope said Her voice was cal He’d trained her well

"Is he there?"

"No"