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“No, no, no. I didn’t put these up. Oh God, wait. Where’s my phone? Shit. I think I set them up on a schedule. I forgot about it. I did it the night we got married, but I didn’t want to announce it too early in case we went on a honeymoon.”
They all gaped at her.
“I was drunk and not thinking clearly!” She handed Addie back her phone and grabbed her own phone from her handbag.“Shoot, the screen is all cracked. I don’t know if it will even turn on.”
“It still doesn’t explain who those guys were. But maybe Vextar saw those posts and didn’t like them so he sent those men here?” Ink said. “But how did he know you girls were here?”
“Why come after us for those photos?” Monroe asked. “I don’t get it!”
“Maybe it’s because you posted part of his face,” Cash said as he stared at the images over Addie’s shoulder. “They’re kind of blurry, though. But you can just see his side-on profile.”
“They’re terrible!” Monroe said. “I never would have posted these if I was sober.”
“He wasn’t one of the men that was here this afternoon?” Cash asked.
Monroe shook her head. “No, I would have recognized him. I don’t understand. What does it matter if his photo is up on social media anyway?”
“Brody hasn’t been able to find out anything about him,” Ink told her. “He’s likely using a fake name. Which means he probably doesn’t want to be found. Maybe he’s got a warrant out for his arrest.”
“I should have just waited and divorced him quietly,” Monroe said. “Why did I think it was a good idea to chase after him? I mean, if his name is fake, doesn’t that make the marriage void or something?”
“He must have had some form of ID, though, to get married,” Dotty said.
“So why is he using a false identity, and who is he really?” Ink mused.
“Do you really think that he sent men after Monroe because she put a blurry photo of him up on social media?” Dotty asked.
Cash nodded. Addie didn’t understand any of this. It was like she’d woken up in some weird nightmare.
“You definitely don’t have any more photos of him, Monroe?” Cash asked.
“No, I don’t. I would have put them up if they were better. I’m so sorry. I really did forget about how I’d set them up to post.”
Addie wrapped her arm around her sister.
“I can’t believe I married a stranger. I don’t even know who he is. He could be some sort of criminal hiding from the police. And for some reason, he’s sending other people to chase me down? None of this makes any sense.”
“Look, let’s just get you guys somewhere safe, and then we can try and figure all of this out,” Ink said. “Maybe, after a good night’s sleep, some more information might come to you. We’ll get the luggage tomorrow or the day after, hopefully.”
The plane had already left with their luggage onboard.
Monroe nodded sadly. Poor Monroe. She had to feel so bad about all of this, but it wasn’t her fault. How was she meant to know that her husband was using a fake name, and that he was going to send men after her to do God knows what.
As they headed out, Addie spotted the security people who had come to their rescue and nodded over at them, waving her hand.
One of them winked at her, and her smile widened until Cash stepped in their path, blocking her view. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders, and when she glanced up at him, she saw that he was glaring at the man.
Huh. That was really strange.
Why would he glare at that man? Wasn’t he a stranger? And he’d helped them.
But she didn’t have the voice to ask him. Plus, she was feeling really tired. In fact, the world around her was starting to get a bit fuzzy, and she stumbled as they headed out of the airport via a side door. One of the security guards was escorting them through.
“Whoa, Stowaway. Are you all right?” Cash asked as she leaned heavily against him. She nodded and then stumbled again.
“Addie? Is she all right?” Dotty asked. “Why is she stumbling all over the place? Addie?”
Addie turned to look at Dotty and gave her a small smile to let her know she was all right.
