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She pulled a shaky breath into her lungs and I tightened my arms around her. "You barely got any sleep."
    "I got enough sleep, Angel." I sighed. "Why were you crying?"
    "I'm angry." She sounded angry. "And I'm afraid and frustrated."
    My throat tightened at her words and when they cracked from the extent of her potent emotions, I felt myself grow hot with anger so fierce it was dangerous. No one had the right to frighten her this way. I was angry with the man who was sending her these stupid letters and twisted gifts. And, I was angry with myself because no matter what I did, I couldn't seem to shield her from him. Short of locking her up in our penthouse, there was nothing more I could do that she wouldn't fight me on. But damn, this guy was dangerous and he was taking his fucking game too far. I'd never been afraid of anything in my entire life, but I was afraid for Olivia. I was afraid for the child growing inside her. I was afraid for our child. I was afraid of losing someone I'd grown to care for more than my own life - more than anything else in the world - because Olivia and this child were my life. They were everything to me. Olivia possessed everything I'd always desired but never known I could possibly possess. She was meaning to my existence and this waste of skin was threatening her. If I ever came into contact with him, all hell would surely break loose because I would not be in my right state of mind when I acted. I knew this. And it was for this reason I prayed Gabe or Caleb found him before I did.
    "Jace?" Olivia's voice tore through my thoughts. "Say something - anything."
    I shook myself from my thoughts. "I'm sorry, Angel." I pulled her against me again and she pressed trembling lips to my chest. "I didn't mean to space out like that."
    "What were you thinking?"
    "I was thinking about how much I love you."
    "Is that all?"
    "And how I hate whoever is doing this to you."
    She shook her head. "To us, Jace." She corrected. "He is doing this to us ."
    I nodded to appease her. But I couldn't help thinking about the pain I'd seen captured in her eyes in the photo. I knew I had to ask her what it was about, but I really didn't want to. Not yet.
    Instead, I decided to change the topic. I'd had plans today and I was not about to disregard them because of some scumbag with nothing else on his mind other than vengeful games. He was an amateur and just like every other, he would get caught. There was no doubt in my mind. I had the best people I knew looking into this and I was confident we would get this figured out.
    I nudged her. "Go get in the shower, Angel."
    She peeled herself from my chest and frowned at me. "Are you coming?"
    "I need to make a call first but I'll be in after." I smiled. I hoped it would ease the tension straining from her form.
    She nodded. "All right." She leaned in to press a kiss to my temple. It warmed me as her affection always did. "I'll see you soon."
    I watched as she walked to the bathroom, leaving the door cracked open for me to join her before I slipped from the bedroom door with my phone in hand. I didn't want her to hear my conversation.
    I pressed the phone to my ear and waited. "Jace, been waiting for your call." Caleb answered.
    "Yeah," I sighed. "You find anything in the tape?"
    "Nothing peculiar." He sounded annoyed. "The guy watched Olivia leave the building before he handed his package in to reception. He knew who to watch for, but when I asked a buddy of mine to run his face through the database I found he works as a male homecare nurse. On the side he makes personal deliveries."
    Fuck. An idiot working for extra cash. He probably doesn't even keep records of his deliveries. "Contact him and have him meet me at the office tomorrow first thing in the morning?"
    "Already did that, Jace." Caleb sighed. "He met with me first thing this morning. He doesn't know who hired him. It was all arranged through phone conversation and when he gave me the number he had, I found the phone was