Chapter 146

It wasn’t impossible.

Tessa wasn’t willing to take the chance that if Zy and the bosses planned a rescue for Hallie, the enemy wouldn’t find out and make good on their threat. And she would never see her precious daughter again.

She couldn’t live with that.

Besides, were there even enough operatives available to save Hallie? The bosses and most of the company resources were tied up finding Kimber.

Oh, god. Had the same criminals who had taken her friend taken her daughter, too?

Probably. These hard-core animals were willing to do whatever it took to get what they wanted. Hallie meant nothing to them. Her baby being at their mercy terrified Tessa.

She didn’t dare cross them. She would never be able to live with herself if her failure to follow simple instructions resulted in her daughter’s end.

Tessa was in way over her head. But she didn’t see any choice except to play by the kidnappers’ rules—at least for now.

Sucking in a shuddering