Aiden
I clenched the steering wheel tighter as I pulled up to the massive iron gates of Kendrick’s estate. The high, stone walls loomed over me like the fortress of a tyrant.
It was unmistakable… as the place reeked of wealth and dominance, exactly the kind of lair Kendrick would choose to isolate Kimberly from the rest of the world. My instincts screamed that she was in there, just beyond those gates.
The car engine hummed as I sat there for a moment, taking a deep breath to steel my nerves. This was it—the closest I’d gotten to Kendrick since he’d taken her. My heart thundered in my chest as I stepped out of the car, pulling on a neutral expression. I couldn’t let my emotions betray me now.
The two guards stationed at the gate straightened as I approached. Both were dressed in black
