Chapter 23
Twenty-Three
DOMINIC
“I found her,” Kaiden says as he leans back from the computers in his room.
“Do I even want know why you can find her phone on your computer?” I ask Kaiden as I hold the bridge of my nose. For fuck’s sake, this day went from bad to worse. First, I come home to see Ellie looking terrified and finding out it was her ex being the one that scared her. I didn’t think as I punched him, and I don’t regret it.
The only good part of the day was when Ellie kissed me, that was one hell of a kiss and made me feel like a fool for ignoring her. I shouldn’t haven’t ignored her just because I couldn’t cope with how I felt. I’m falling for her, and it’s scaring the shit out of me. I don’t want a repeat of what happened with Casey. I made her miserable. When we first met, it was a quick marriage, and I fell for her way too quickly. I shouldn’t have married her, and I know that. I know she is happy with someone else, now; a normal man who works in a bank, and I’m happy for her.
“My mate is a cop, he found her. Nothing illegal,” Kaiden grins as he types away on his phone. Yeah, nothing illegal this time.
“You found Ellie?” Andre asks as he comes into the room with Todd following.
“Yes,” Kaiden says to them.
“What are we going to tell her?” Todd asks, pulling a hoodie on.
“The truth, and hope she doesn’t run,” I tell him. I don’t want her to think we are all mad, but we want to try this.
“I believe she left because she felt guilty for kissing me,” I tell them as we all walk out of Kaiden’s bedroom and down the stairs.
“I didn’t get a chance to explain things,” Andre admits, and I nod, I had guessed that. I doubt she would have run if they’d talked. I thought when she kissed me that Andre had told her, and that’s why I kissed her back like I did. I was so fucking happy that she wasn’t running from us.
“Where is she anyway?” Todd asks Kaiden as I pull my coat on.
“In the middle of the city,” Kaiden says.
“Let’s go and find our girl, and bring her home,” Todd says and storms out the door.
Our girl indeed.