: Chapter 80

“Open the fucking gate!”

They can’t hear me.

They can’t hear fucking anything, because none of the phones are fucking working!

I lay on the horn, flashing my lights as I race toward the end of my driveway.

I’ve been trying to call everyone. Savannah, Benedict, the gate house, the staff house, and nothing has gone through. I had Nero try too but it’s jammed. The fucker found a way to jam the cell service on my property.

Because he’s here.

I roll my window down and wave my arm out. Shouting the whole time.

They finally recognize my SUV, and the gate starts rolling open.

I barely slow. Barely make the turn into the driveway.

When the house comes into view, I see men running toward a panicked Duke.

And fear, like I’ve never known before, stabs me right in the heart.

If I’m too late…

Please don’t let me be too late.