"He said he is going to teach Christopher a lesson? You told to him that I had been kidnapped?!" Avery gasped. "How could you tell him this? You know that he is short-tempered—"

"I didn't do it on purpose," the bodyguard immediately apologized. "He told me to tell you not to worry, and that he will look for you once he's done."

Avery felt like someone had grabbed her by the throat. She began to hyperventilate. Her breath came in short ragged pants.

The bodyguard heard her panting and asked wo