“Alone? After you’ve been drinking?”
“I had two cocktails, and my building is dead ahead. No need to worry.”
“I would’ve given you a ride.”
“It was girls only, Castro. No men allowed. How was your evening?”
“I had dinner with Ro. Now, I’m reviewing some security files.”
So, I was right about the files. “We still on for tomorrow night?”
“Yes.”
“Good, I?—”
Someone grabbed me from behind and I sucked in a sharp breath.
“Allie?” Caden’s tone sharpened.
“Let me go!” Something dropped over my head, plunging me into darkness. My phone was knocked out of my hand, and I heard it hit the ground with a crack. “Caden!” I screamed.
Then I was dragged away. I struggled, but there were two of them and they were holding me tightly.
“Hurry up,” one said in a quiet whisper.
“Over here.”
I broke free for a second, but I barely took two steps before I was lifted off my feet. I kicked and struggled. I flailed my armsand legs, hoping desperately to strike one of them. My arm made contact with a body part, and I heard a grunt.
The next second, the side of my head slammed into something solid. Stars filled my vision as pain spiked through my skull, and I bit back a cry.
Then I was lifted bodily, and shoved down into some sort of enclosed space. Something slammed closed above me.
Oh, God. I was in the trunk of a car.
Chapter 18
Caden
“Allie! Allie!”
The line went dead.
Let me go!Her words echoed in my ears. Someone had grabbed her.
My throat closed, my pulse thundering in my ears. I shot to my feet and grabbed my jacket and shoes, and I was out the door of my suite in an instant.
I jogged down the hall and ran down the stairs. I tried to call her back, but it went to voicemail. I tried again and again. By the time I reached the conference room, I hadn’t calmed down.
“Hugh, Paul, with me.”
The men rose.
“Problem, boss?” Paul asked, his brow creased.
“It’s Allie.”
“From housekeeping?”