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“Sienna, please call me Sienna.”

After a slight nod, she continued.“Sienna, how old are you?”

“I’m twenty-four.”

The woman’s jaw clenched.“Mr.Morrison claims you’ve been held by Mr.Rhodes against your will, and his claims are supported by Ms.Ashford.”

Chapter Eighteen—What if I am?

Jake

When Zook had called me to tell me the police and Morrison had been on their way to my house, I’d texted Sile and jumped in my truck.Minutes later, Sile had arrived.Ten minutes after that, I’d opened the gate to a police car and a limousine.

After the detective had asked to speak with Sienna, Cam had gone to get her.I hadn’t known what to expect, but it hadn’t been Sienna, in a sexy-as-fuck getup with her mass of curls piled on top of her head, gliding toward me to greet me home with a sweet smile and a kiss that’d left me hard and wanting.

“Sienna, are you being forced or coerced into staying here?”Novak asked.

Morrison made himself heard.“Don’t ask her while he’s standing here.Don’t they teach you anything at the police academy?”

For the second time, the detective pivoted toward him.“They teach us to uphold and enforce the law.And the only crime being committed so far is taking valuable police time and resources to check on a woman who was sunbathing.”

That did it.Morrison, looking fit to be tied, piped down.When Novak turned back to us and repeated her question, Sienna chuckled, and the sound slithered down my throat like the smoothest bourbon.

“Not at all.Jake surprised me with a birthday weekend.But I love it here, so I think he’s going to have to kick me out when he wants me to leave.”

I tightened my hold, and when she smiled at me, I pecked her stretched lips.“Never, baby.”

Her eyes warmed into a melted gold.My gut tightened.How the fuck did I ever see the motherfucker in this beauty?

The detective cleared her throat, and we shifted back.Then, Sienna started.

“Detective Novak, there’s been a misunderstanding I would like to clear up if I may.”

“Go ahead, Sienna.”

“Nigel has only been my father for a few months.”