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he tailed the ambulance to the airport. Unfortunately, he ducked into a hanger and seemed to vanish into thin air when the authorities were in pursuit, which made us believe that he had someone assisting him in alluding capture. Now we just needed to figure out who was helping him.
    While Grace and Jonathan were throwing Chase off the trail, we were able to sneak Laurel out a back entrance and into an unmarked ambulance for transport to my beach house in South Daytona. One of my security team followed not too far behind with Grace and my brother, who had managed to change clothes and sneak off the plane dressed as part of the readiness crew.
    During the ride, Laurel started moaning. The nurse who came with us checked her vitals and said that they were beginning to indicate a waking pattern, assuring me that her moans and groans were perfectly normal.
    “How long before you think she wakes up?” I wondered.
    “I wish I could answer that, Mr. Waters. For some it might be a few hours, others, it takes a day or two. It all depends on her willingness to return to reality.”
     

     
    The drive was uneventful and my father, along with Thompson, had pulled through for me, calling in every favor they could to have a room already prepared for Laurel. It was times like this that I was thankful for the money I had accumulated. You’d be surprised what you could pull off with the right amount of cash and people wanting to help someone in need. If I didn’t know I was in a beach house, I’d swear the room we had prepared for Laurel was in a hospital.
    Dr. Peter Givens, my dad’s personal physician and friend, who’d retired recently, offered his services to us, along with his nurse, Lynne. They helped get Laurel settled and were shown to the rooms they would occupy during their stay here. They monitored her vitals and adjusted her medication accordingly while I took over her everyday needs, still refusing to let anyone other than me touch her personally.
    Grace and Jonathan arrived a short while later and were given a room right next to Laurel. I had arranged for Grace to take a leave of absence from work to help assist with her cousin. My brother would stay for only a couple of days before returning to Orlando to help my VP run the company in my absence.
    “My security team has already dropped by my brother’s place and packed bags for both of you, along with some items for Laurel,” I said as I gave Grace a tour of the house. “If there’s anything you need that wasn’t packed, I’ll have one of my team escort you shopping tomorrow.”
    To my surprise, Grace came up and hugged me tight. “Thank you, Garrett. I don’t know where my cousin would be without you in her life.”
    I breathed a sigh of relief that we managed to pull off the plan. The house had been prepped in record time, Chase was on a wild goose chase, everyone got here safely, and Laurel was stable for the time being. I just hoped Grace and I were doing the right thing by not telling her parents and brother yet, at least not until she was further into her recovery.
     

 

     
     

     
     
    My mind was racing with images of Chase coming after me. I knew I blacked out as soon as I hit Garrett’s penthouse. I remembered some of the conversations, but didn’t have much recollection of things beyond that. I knew my mind was floating in and out of consciousness over the last couple of hours—or was it days? I didn’t know. I could feel the gentle whirling of air into my nose and the sound of soft beeps ringing in my ears. Oh God, NO! Please don’t tell me that I’m in the hospital. I won’t let him win this time. He ruined me last time and made me withdraw from life, but not this time!
    I felt weak and sensed that my body had been battered. I could feel someone bathing me and whispering sweet words of love. It was my Garrett. He was taking care of me. I wanted to reach out to him, to grab for his hand and let him know I was here; unfortunately, my body