Chapter 5 - THE HUSBAND WHO CAME BACK
Garrett found us before we reached Baltimore.
He was waiting outside the motel.
Alone.
No weapons visible.
“Rosalind.”
I stepped forward.
Tobias blocked me.
Garrett looked at him.
For the first time, his expression cracked.
“You're alive.”
Tobias smiled.
“You sound disappointed.”
Garrett shook his head.
“I thought you were dead.”
“You were supposed to.”
Garrett looked at me.
“I didn't know about the wire.”
I laughed.
“You expect me to believe that?”
“I knew the car was going into the river.”
“So you admit it.”
“Yes.”
My chest tightened.
“But I didn't put the wire there.”
“Who did?”
“Gideon.”
Garrett stepped closer.
“He told me to make it look like an accident. I was supposed to get out before the impact.”
“You left us.”
“I thought Tobias had already escaped.”
“You didn't even look.”
Garrett lowered his head.
“I was afraid.”
That answer surprised me.
“You were afraid of your father?”
“Yes.”
He looked at Tobias.
“He has killed people who refused him.”
“Why did you marry me?”
Garrett's eyes filled.
“Because at first I was supposed to get close to you.”
My heart shattered.
“At first?”
“Then I fell in love with you.”
“Convenient.”
“I know.”
He pulled a small device from his pocket.
“Your father left something else.”
He tossed it to Tobias.
“A key.”
Tobias caught it.
“What's it open?”
“The original shipyard vault.”
Garrett looked at me.
“Your parents didn't hide money.”
“They hid evidence.”
Then headlights appeared behind him.
Garrett turned.
“Run.”
Gunfire erupted.
He pushed me to the ground.
Tobias dragged me behind a concrete barrier.
Garrett fired back.
For several seconds, the motel parking lot became chaos.
Then Garrett grabbed my hand.
“Trust me.”
May you like
I hated that I still wanted to.
But I followed.
