"If Nora had just minded her own business, we wouldn’t even be in this mess," Miles muttered, clearly eager to end things. "Take her and leave. Let’s call it a day."

Samuel’s lips curved into a faint smile. "Is that how you handle things? Kidnap someone when it suits you, and then act like it’s no big deal when you let them go?"

It was obvious Samuel wasn’t here just for Nora—this went deeper than her.

Both men were keeping their cool, ...