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pretty sure the hospital would have the police waiting for Sharon, or Social Services at the very least. No one was going to buy her story about being scared of him. He'd also take a guess that Darcy would no longer be at the hospital. A happy and healthy baby would be with Child Services by now. Hospitals didn't have enough beds for the sick, let alone spare beds for babysitting healthy children.
    "What am I going to do with you?"
    His eyes began to close as he watched her, tiredness sucking him toward sleep. As he drifted off, he recalled she had been unconscious when he brought her down to his lair. She didn't know the way out. He took comfort in the fact she'd be contained within its walls until he woke. There was no doubt he'd have her anger and fury to deal with when he woke.
    A loud beeping brought him out of his deep sleep. Taking in the room, he was unsurprised to discover he was alone in his bed. As he fully returned to consciousness, he realized the noise was his main alarm. Someone had opened his lair's entrance. With supernatural speed, he flew toward the door. A roar tore from his throat as he came to a stop before the open steel door. A crack of sunlight cut through the room and he quickly closed the door to seal out the deadly rays. A moment later, he stood in his security room going over all his cameras. She couldn't have gotten far. As he saw her creep out the front door, he buzzed the intercom to speak with his maid. She would not be able to physically stop Sharon from leaving, but she could hopefully talk her into returning downstairs to discuss with him what she was doing. Then he could stop her.
    "Madison, I need you to go out the front immediately and do whatever you can to get Sharon, the woman who just left, to come back inside. Tell her I need her to tell me what she's going to do before she leaves. Go now, she's just left."
    "Yes, sir."
    He cut the connection and watched the grainy black and white image of Madison rushing from the front door. The outside camera showed Madison running away from the house and out of view. He held his breath waiting for her to return—hopefully with Sharon by her side. Blood rushed from his head as Madison, alone, tore up the path and back through the entrance like the hounds of hell were chasing her. The front door slammed and Madison flicked the bolt before pressing her back against the timber and seemed to take a number of deep breaths. Fear slammed into him as he picked up the intercom and dialed upstairs. He didn't take his eyes from the screen as Madison stumbled down the hall to the intercom.
    "Tell me what happened."
    "Oh bloody hell. She got snatched! I'd just caught up with her and was assuring her you'd let her go if she'd just come back and talk to you about it first. I don't think she really believed me that you'd let her go out again, but she was starting to walk back toward the house. Then this white panel-van skids up to the sidewalk and a hooded man jumped out. He grabbed Sharon. I couldn't do anything to stop it! I ran as the van took off. Oh hell, Barret. I've never been so scared! Do you want me to call the police? Do you know who took her?"
    He fell into the chair behind him as his heart stuttered with agony.
    "That hooded man was a Noble, Madison. Don't call the police. The Nobles have convinced society they take women to protect them from us. I don't think the police fully believe them but they've taken a stance of not helping either the Nobles or the Vampires when it comes to Eternal Brides. I don't suppose you remember the number plate on the van?"
    "I'm sorry, Barret. I mean, sir. I didn't get a good enough look at it to remember what the number was. What do you want me to do?"
    He sighed heavily as he rubbed his eyes. "There isn't anything you can do, Madison. I'll have to start looking for her tonight. Please continue with your day as you normally do."
    He hung up with numb fingers. On autopilot he made his way back to bed to get the rest