“Now, Seth.”
My hacker was on it; I trusted that he would have that door unlocked just in time for her to race inside.
“I see the office, Daddy. Maybe I should just go home.”
“No! The office is safer than our house, babygirl. You’re going to go into the safe room and hide until I get there, okay.”
There was commotion on the line. The sounds of shouts filled the air. There was no way this was happening. There was no way that my Little girl was racing for her life to protect herself from whatever psycho was after her.
I should have been there! I should never have left her alone, exposed with no security. There was a faint click on the phone before her sweet voice filled the phone again.
“I did it, Daddy. Are you proud of me?”
“Of course, my sweet girl. I’m so proud of you. Daddy is coming. I want you to sit tight and wait.”
“Okay, Daddy. I did it.”
“You did, Rebekah, you did so well.”
The line went quiet before a sob broke free. My heart shattered in that moment, and I was not sure it would ever be healed.
“Daddy is right here, babygirl. You just keep being strong for me.”
“I…” She let out another cry, “I’m trying.”
Seth’s phone rang from the backseat.
“You’re there and they are apprehended?”
Relief flooded my veins. She was safe, my Little girl was safe. Now I just needed to get home to her.
I didn’t thinkthis drive was ever going to end. Seth informed me that John from the police department had pulled in immediately after Rebekah entered the safe room. The perps were currently in custody and waiting at the police station for us to arrive.
Rebekah stayed on the phone with me the whole time, waiting for me to come and save her. Not that she really needed saving, my Little girl had managed to do that all on her own.
“Are you still with me, Sweets?”
“Yeah, Daddy. I’m still here. Is it safe to come out now?”
I scanned my finger on the door and responded, “Yes, sweet girl. It’s safe to come out now.”
I barely had time to react before Rebekah was in my arms. The tears that had once stopped were back full force.
“Shhh. It’s okay, Rebekah. Daddy is here. I’m not going anywhere.”
After carrying her over to the couch, I sat down, pulling her onto my lap. We both sat there, cherishing the feeling of being together again. Soft footsteps approached before a blanket waswrapped around us both. Rebekah lay in silence, body shaking, tears rolling down her pretty face.
“They are waiting for you at the station when you are ready. Take your time, there’s no need to rush there.”
I nodded at Josh and continued to snuggle Rebekah. I knew that she needed to give her statement, and we needed to talk about everything that had happened over the last two weeks. All that would wait until tomorrow, though. Tonight, I was taking my Little girl home, and I was not letting her out of my sight for the foreseeable future.
CHAPTER 20
REBEKAH
I was notsure how Daddy managed it, but we never went to the police station like Josh had said we needed to. I knew that I needed to give a statement, but I didn’t want to. This had brought up memories that I thought I had long buried.
“Good morning, Sweets.”
