he stroked her hair.
“For the baby. I want to make sure everything is fine. Sounds like Roan got rough with her.”
Amelie hurried inside and grabbed her comm. Her fingers shook as she entered the emergency code for the authorities. The confirmation alert sent back a message immediately. Someone would be on route shortly.
Unable to breathe, Amelie fell into her counter and braced her arm there to support her weight. Roan had her baby. He’d taken Fleur. Was she scared? Looking for her mommy?
“The staff at the medical center will take good care of you,” Scarlett said to Saedra behind her.
Amelie turned and wheezed. Her chest was tight and a heavy weight pressed down on her. Scarlett took one look at her and hugged Amelie close. “Breathe. It’s going to be alright. That bastard won’t get away with this, Amelie.”
“Fleur,” was all she could say. She couldn’t return the embrace, her arms hung limp at her sides while she imagined Fleur’s fear right now.
Scarlett rocked Amelia from side to side. “Fleur is tough. Roan better watch out. Our girl will give him more trouble than he’s ready for.”
“I want Sulen.” Her heart screamed for him. He’d find Fleur and bring her back to Amelie.
“I contacted Sulen and he is on his way back.” Garik came in with his hand clenched around Saedra’s.
Medics came in behind the group through her open door. Then the colony authorities. Suddenly there was a flurry of activity in her home. Scarlett let Amelie go and went to speak to the medics about Saedra. Garik reluctantly let go of Saedra and walked straight toward Amelie. “We’ll find her. Saedra insisted I stay and help get her back.”
The distress and conflict at the directive was easy to read in his gaze. His hands twitched continuously and he had one eye on the medics talking to Saedra the entire time.
“You should be with Saedra. I remember how scary it was when I was pregnant and alone.”
“Noo! He’s staying or I’m not leaving. This is my fault. I wasn’t paying attention and I have zero fighting skills,” she broke on a sob then held up a hand to stop Garik from going to her. “Until Sulen returns, you’re the best chance that little girl has Garik. You know that.”
“No, I don’t like the idea of leaving you with strangers,” Garik snapped back.
Scarlett looked between the two of them, her brows low slashes as she frowned. “I’ll go. I’ll go with Saedra but you better make damn sure you catch Roan and bring Fleur back.”
Based on the glare he shifted to Scarlett, Amelie wasn’t sure it was a deal the assassin would take. Then his lips firmed and he gave an abrupt nod. “Tell Sulen when he arrives, I’ll have my comm set to our old frequency.”
He gripped the back of Saedra’s neck and kissed her hard. Amelie was surrounded by the three enforcers who’d responded to her alert. Their questions pounded at her and she answered them as detailed as possible.
“Can you hurry?” she broke in finally. “I know Roan is the one who took her. He’s been threatening to take my baby since he arrived.”
“Roan Dunn with the Ambassador of Trigodor’s party, correct?” The apparent lead investigator asked.
“Yes.” She’d told them that over and over.
He and his team finally seemed as if they’d act. “We’ll contact him and see if they have information leading to the whereabouts of Dunn.”
If? Amelie pressed her knuckles to her mouth to still her screams. No one else would have had a reason to take Fleur. He’d obviously received the notice to his claims just as she had. This was his way of striking back.
Amelie wanted her daughter back. Now! Everyone was wasting time as if Roan was rational. There was nothing rational about snatching a little girl from the front of her home.
“I’ll be back, Amelie. I promise.” Scarlett had an arm curved about Saedra and turned to Garik. “Remember that Fleur is just as important to us as Saedra is to you.”
Then she left with the medics.
All but one of the enforcers stayed behind. As far as she was concerned, Amelie was alone. Alone with her fear and her worry.
***
Sulen met with the Guild to give them the information on completing Drekul’s assassination. They were pleased with his performance as usual. He bowed to the men seated at the long table and was about to leave when the Master of the Guild stopped him with a question. “Your contract is up for