Chapter 104

CILLIAN

The tension in my shoulders that had only just vanished returned in an instant, bringing with it a hellish headache. Just when I thought we were in the clear…

I should have known something was going to happen. The echo in my bones rattled my consciousness. Ciara and I couldn’t get a moment’s respite.

“What’s going on, Sam?” I asked into the walkie.

“It’d be best if you came to the Crescent Falls Motel,” Sam said in a grave voice.

“We’ll be there in five,” I answered and clicked the button three times before setting it down. “Well? How do you feel about checking this out?”

All the color had drained out of Ciara’s face. The worry etched on her brow filled me with a murderous rage, but it was the devastation in her gaze that really ripped me to shreds.

“I promised Colleen nothing would happen to her. I put her in the most secure room we have,” Ciara said. “How did this happen?”

“The only way to get answers to that question is by going to the motel,” I answered as I grabbe