Total pages in book: 33
Estimated words: 31078 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 155(@200wpm)___ 124(@250wpm)___ 104(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 31078 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 155(@200wpm)___ 124(@250wpm)___ 104(@300wpm)
Finding Matt on the quest to locate her missing sister made every ordeal she’d faced thus far worth it. Without him, she’d be lost. He wasn’t like the overbearing men on Thibius. Instead, he possessed a quiet inner strength that drew her to him like a moth to flame.
His every touch set her body on fire and every look made her heart beat faster.
London never thought she’d ever find anyone to love as much as she did Matthew Taylor. Now, she finally understood why her mom walked around with a perpetual smile on her lips and a spring in her step.
Love had opened the door to so many wonders London hadn’t known existed. Though she wouldn’t have done anything differently, her one regret for stealing away to Earth the way she had was leaving her family behind.
She couldn’t help but wonder how General Zahn had taken the news of her disappearance. He probably didn’t care. She would have been nothing but another trophy to him anyway.
Matt waved his hand in her face. “Earth to London.”
She snapped out of her musings and looked at Matt. “I’m sorry.”
“Where were you just now?”
“I was thinking about us, and how much I love you.”
He captured her hand and brought it to his lips.
Her pulse quickened.
“And you know how much I love you. How about telling me what you were
feeling, about your sister, I mean.”
“Well, I know we’ve been separated for a long time, but ever since I’ve come back to Earth, I’ve felt another force. Maybe it’s her spirit. Now… I don’t have that sensation anymore. I fear something has happened to her, almost as if she’s far away.”
“Hopefully that’s not the case. Look, there’s Carol now.”
The brunette approached them. “It took a little arm twisting, but I have an
address. I would like to go with you two, but I have to get back to work. I hope you find her okay.”
London took the slip of paper Carol held out. “Thank you. I hope things will be okay too.”
“I don’t have a good feeling about this place, Matt.” London studied her
surroundings.
Matt frowned. “What do you mean? This is the address Carol gave us.”
“I know, but I don’t feel my sister’s presence. If she was on the other side of this door, I’d know it.”
“It’s possible she’s stepped out.”
“But Carol said it isn’t like her to not show up for work. Something tells me she’s in distress.”
“How about we knock on the door first and see if she’s home. Then we’ll go from there,” he suggested.
“What, sweetheart?”
“Okay, but you knock. I’m way too nervous. You know what?” London had a sudden epiphany.
“That door we went through to get inside the building…”
“Yes?”
“It was supposed to be locked wasn’t it?”
Matt scratched his head. “It looked like it was.”
“So why wasn’t it? We were able to walk in. It was almost as if someone
tampered with the lock.”
“That doesn’t mean anything. The door could have been broken.”
London sighed, still feeling uneasy about the situation. “I suppose you’re right.
Maybe my imagination is getting the better of me. Go ahead and knock.”
When Matt’s fist connected with the door, it flew open. “Okay, now I don’t like the looks of this. Something is definitely amiss.”
London followed Matt inside, her body tense from not knowing what to expect.
The tiny room had an abandoned feel about it. Stranger still, the shower was still running.
She felt a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach. “Now I know for sure. Something has happened to my sister.”
“I still think we should call the police,” Matt suggested.
London and Matt had spent the night in Paris’s apartment in hopes that she’d return. There was no sign of her, but London had found some old pictures of her sister stored away, confirming this was indeed where Paris lived.
“And what exactly will I say to them? You said yourself police don’t usually fill out a missing person’s report for at least forty-eight hours.”
“That’s if foul play isn’t suspected.”
“I can’t say ‘I think my sister has been kidnapped because I feel it.’ They would want physical proof right?”
Matt grimaced. “Maybe you should leave that part about your feeling out of it and stick to things they can report, like the fact that she didn’t show up for work yesterday.”
London sighed. Matt was probably right like he usually was. “That makes sense, but—"
A sudden pounding of the door cut off what she had to say next.
Matt stood up from his chair and pushed her behind him. “I’ll get the door. You stay here.”
“Do you think it could be the people who took Paris away?”
“We don’t know for sure if a third party was involved.”
Matt didn’t have a chance to answer the door because it burst open. A tall blond man flanked by two companions stood in the doorway.
London’s eyes widened. “Father!”
“Please don’t be mad at me, Papa. I had to find my sister. It was important to me. She’s my other half. I couldn’t go on without at least seeing her for myself and knowing she is happy. Besides, I can’t marry Zahn, even if I hadn’t met and fallen in love with Matt.”