In Bed With Her Shithead Boss (By Ellie Wynters) novel Chapter 163

Blair stared at her phone screen, the photo of her baby sister disheveled, terrified, but defiantly holding a newspaper. The newspaper was there as proof of life. She hadn't even known Keira was missing. When and how ran through her mind but the thing that worried her most was her sister being hurt.

She didn't look hurt, just angry, hidden well in her expression. That wasn't a good sign. Keira was known to be mouthy when she was angry. Roman had just gone for a shower. The message had come through a little after 5:45 am from a number she didn't know.

Blair's hands trembled as she zoomed in on Keira's face, searching for any sign of physical injury she might have missed. There was nothing obvious, no sign of bruises or blood but her sister's eyes told a different story. Behind that defiant stare was fear, carefully masked but visible to someone who had known Keira her entire life.

Realizing they wouldn't have just sent a photo, Blair looked for any message sent with the photo.

Text: 10 million dollars if you want to get your sister back in one piece. Tell no one or she dies. We have the prince as well. Do as we say, or they are both dead.

Blair pressed a hand to her mouth, stifling the sob that threatened to escape. Her other hand instinctively moved to her baby bump, protective. She needed to stay calm for the baby, for Keira.

"Roman!" she called out, her voice cracking. "ROMAN!"

The shower shut off immediately. Seconds later, her husband appeared in the doorway of their bedroom, a towel wrapped around his waist, water still dripping from his shoulders.

"What's wrong?" His eyes scanned her quickly; concern etched into his features.

Blair held up her phone, because she was unable to form the words. Roman crossed the room in three long strides, taking the device from her hand. His expression darkened as he absorbed what he was seeing.

"Fuck." His voice was deadly.

Blair found her voice. "Roman, I didn't even know she was missing. How could I not know my own sister was kidnapped?"

"Blair, we will get her back I promise you. I know this is hard, but I need you to focus on you and the baby. Not work yourself up over this. You have to trust that Luca and I will do everything to bring her home safe."

She gave him a look that told him there was no staying calm about this and was he frigging joking. Roman pulled her up into his arms, holding her tight against his wet chest for a few moments he then said. "I need you to call Luca and Sutton while I make a few calls."

"They said don't call anyone but I'm thinking that's the police, right?"

"Not the police." Roman's expression hardened as he released her. "Not yet. We don't know how volatile the situation is. If they see police involvement, they might—" He didn't finish the sentence. He didn't need to.

Blair nodded, understanding the unspoken implication. "Who are you calling then?"

"My security team. Private contractors if needed." Roman was already pulling on clothes. "People who can move without drawing attention and they don't have the red tape to cut through like the police or FBI."

"FBI?"

"Prince Alexei is involved so if we involve anyone, I'm guessing it will be them. But I doubt Prince Alexei’s people want the authority involved."

Blair dialed Sutton's number with shaking fingers. Her sister answered on the third ring, voice thick with sleep. "Blair? It's not even six—"

"Keira's been kidnapped," Blair interrupted, the words catching in her throat. "With Prince Alexei. I just received a ransom demand."

There was a sharp intake of breath, then complete silence for three seconds.

"I'm on my way," Sutton said, fully alert now. "We'll be there soon." The line went dead. But not before Blair heard Sutton scream Luca's name very much like how Blair had yelled Roman's when she had received the text.

Roman dressed now, pulled her back into his arms as he made his own phone call, he spoke rapidly explaining what was going on. "Peters, hire whoever you need to, I don't care about the cost…. I'm going to get in touch with Prince Alexei's people now. But we need to have our own plans in place because we can't guarantee Wystovia plans include getting Keira out. Call me when everything is in place."

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