Page 108 of Once Upon A Time

“There’s no record of her leaving the hotel via the front desk, but some of the surveillance cameras are not working.”

“Sheisse!Do they have any actual information for us?”

“No.”

“I’ll be right there,Durchlaucht.Keep Sault and Grimaldi there. I’ll need to talk to them.”

“I will.”

“We’ll find her, Wulfram. Don’t worry. Keep Rae from worrying. I’ll find her.”

“Can you go? Can you search for her? Ican’tleave Reagan. Ican’t.Alina is at home—”

Dieter said, “Suze Meier, one of the nannies, is keeping her. I’ll call and see if I can spend a few more days here. In the meantime, I’ll organize Rogue Security to trace where she went. I’m sure we’ll have everything taken care of in a few days.”

He turned.

Flicka was staring at him from the bed. Her blond hair frizzed in a broken halo around her head, and she was holding the blankets close to hide the bruises on her neck and arms. The terror in her wide, green eyes broke his heart.

Neither Pierre Grimaldi nor Quentin Sault would ever touch her again, even if Dieter had to assassinate Grimaldi and murder Sault. He was perfectly competent to do both.

He looked right into her eyes and said to Wulfram, “No matter what happens, I’ll find Flicka, and I’ll keep her safe. You can count on me.”

“I know I can trust you, Dieter,” Wulfram said.

No, Wulfram shouldn’t trust him, not when Dieter betrayed him so easily.

But he would keep Flicka safe, no matter how many people he had to kill to do it.