Chapter 212
~ Nathaniel ~
Trice looked just as shocked to see me standing in Hailey’s doorway as I was to see her standing in the staircase area. Her eyes flicked over my shoulder instinctively, like she’d expected the apartment to be empty — like she’d expected Hailey to be alone, fragile, and easy to corner with tears and rehearsed apologies.
That alone told me everything I needed to know.
I didn’t know every detail of what had gone down between Trice and Hailey. Hailey hadn’t been able to talk about it yet — not fully. Whatever Marcus had done had left scars deeper than bruises and fear responses.
But I knew enough.
Marcus was Trice’s boyfriend. Ex-boyfriend. Whatever label she was using this week.
And Marcus was the man who had kidnapped Hailey.
Which meant Trice was either com
