Aiden was feeling guilty leaving Hope with strangers he knew nothing about. It might be a gamble and he might be endangering her life but he had no other option. He couldn’t drag the already hungry and tired girl about while he sought for money. He hated himself for allowing his daughter sleep with an empty stomach. He made a resolve to never allow it happen again.

After wandering about for a while, Aiden came across a nightclub. It looked classy, and he was sure the attendees of the club were all rich and elegant men and women. Luckily for him, he was still in one of the expensive suits Katherine had gotten for him…

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“Nicholas Moore has been kidnapped.” Thelma repeated to Melissa. Melissa had heard her the first time when she said it, but needed her to repeat it so she would know what she was hearing was true and not a dream.

She took a moment to digest the disheveling news thrown at her. It didn’t help matters that she was in a club— a public place, and she had to keep herself