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I found myself alone with one of the female newscasters in the ladies room. Diana was a beautiful tall blonde with striking baby blue eyes that seemed to peer right through me.
    “Are you okay?” she asked, as soon as I walked out of the stall. She’d been waiting for me, leaning up against the wall and holding a business card in her hand.
    “Yes, I’m fine, thank you,” I flashed her my coolest smile and began washing my hands.
    Her eyes squinted as she scrutinized me, raking her gaze over my body before speaking again.
    “I’m Diana,” she said, as I turned to her after drying my hands.
    “Yes, I know. I’m…Vanessa,” I replied, refusing to add the name “Randolph” at the end.
    “Vanessa, right,” she said, her eyes peering deeply into mine again. “I want to give you this card, Vanessa. Something tells me you might need it sometime.”
    I looked down at the card she was handing me and saw it had nothing but a phone number printed on it.
    “What is this?” I asked.
    “Call it intuition, but something tells me you might need some help some time. Call this number, anytime at all, morning or night. They’re safe people. If you need help getting to a safe place, and you find you can’t call the police, or anyone else, you can call them.”
    “Look, Diana - I’m not some battered wife or something…” my voice trailed off. I knew Travis was right outside the door, and I had no idea what this woman’s angle was. I didn’t know her, so I didn’t trust her.
    “Shh!” she said, placing a reassuring hand on my arm. “Battery is only one form of abuse. Sometimes, women need help for other reasons. Maybe I’m wrong, and you’ll never use this. I hope that’s the case. But I had to say something, just in the small chance that I’m right.”
    “I see,” I said, lifting my chin, wondering what it was about me that tipped her off. I’d have to do better next time. If Royce figured out that I wasn’t being completely convincing, he’d make sure I paid for it. “Well, thank you, Diana.”
    I placed the card in my purse and headed for the door.
    “Sanctuary,” she said.
    “Excuse me?” I asked, turning back to her.
    “Sanctuary,” she whispered again. “It’s the password. Don’t forget that. But it’s also what Solid Ground provides.”
    “Solid Ground?” I asked.
    “Call them, Vanessa. They’re there for you. Anything you need, anything at all.”
    I nodded slowly, and then turned and walked out, leaving her alone in the bathroom. My heart was racing in my chest and I could hardly breathe. I’d been on these ridiculous excursions with Royce dozens of times, and I’d never been approached like that.
    At the time, all I could think of was that I’d fucked up somehow, slipped up and shown something on my face that I shouldn’t have. With shaking hands, I shoved the card in my pocket and walked away.
    I didn’t realize that she’d handed me the key to my chains until days later.

CHAPTER FOUR
    Wreck
     
     
    “Vanessa Randolph is the wife of Royce Randolph the Third. He’s a financial advisor and investor for some of the wealthiest people in the world. He has deep pockets and lots of friends in high places. Rumors have swirled around him for years, alleging that he’s the ringleader of an elite sex-trafficking ring that caters to some of the most powerful men in the world.” Grace had called us all into the war room to discuss the phone call she’d received on the Solid Ground hotline.
    As I sat around the table, surrounded by the smartest and bravest men and women I’d even known, I felt a huge surge of pride that I was a part of Solid Ground.
    Grace was beautiful, but that wasn’t what made her shine. She was strong, smart and cunning. When I’d heard her story, I felt sorry for her at first. She’d suffered so many terror-filled years at the hands of her horrible family. Riot had filled me in shortly after I’d arrived. When he told me that Ryder saved her from a