Thinking about having to watch Sienna have another evening with that asshole is making me feel crazy. This charade this has got to end.

After last night, I don't feel like pretending anything ever again with her. We've lost ten years and have to make up for a lot of time. I'm ready to make a life together and to never have another man touch her besides myself.

I'm at a bar/lounge called Unique within the casino. It's the designated meeting spot for Sienna and the guy William, who we're going to trap. 

I've only just arrived, and I make myself scarce, shrouded in secrecy at a table in the back. I make sure to have a nice vantage point of the whole scene.

She just needs to get his signature on the escort contract and then we can ditch him and actually enjoy our evening.

Maybe I'll set up a private dinner for just the two of us. Or I could take her to someplace nice where she's never been.

The evening is up in the air and it'll be ours for the taking just as soon as we get this fucking business out of the way.

The only problem is neither of them have shown up yet.

Where is she?

I look around and don't see her on the dance floor or anywhere else. 

A waitress approaches and asks what I’m drinking.

"I'll have a Sidecar."

I wait impatiently, drumming my fingers on the table. My eyes are searching the room looking for any sign of her. She still has a half hour of our allotted window to show up.

The minutes fly by in the heat of my adrenaline. I'm ready to get this over with and to never let Sienna out of my sight again. 

We've barely had a chance to celebrate our renewed love affair. And having her set up on another date as an escort is not the romance I have in mind. I want to take her somewhere far away, a trip to celebrate.

I finish my drink and check the time. A sinking feeling hits my stomach.

She should have been here by now, and he certainly wouldn't be late to meet a woman like her. Something's wrong. I feel it.

Come on Sienna this is not the day to be late.

I hate to leave the designated spot in case she does arrive late, but I have to figure this out. I have to find her. I call her boss on my way out.

"Roger? You there, man? Yeah, it's Leo. Listen, I'm looking for Sienna and that William guy. Did they change their meeting location?"

"No, Leo. Actually, William called and canceled the whole agreement. He said he found a better offer."

Somebody better than Sienna? I don’t believe it.

"What? He canceled?" The dread in my stomach grows.

"Yes, this afternoon, and I haven't heard from Sienna since."

"Okay, thanks."

I slam down the phone and go into a total panic. This can't be happening. I should never have let her walk down alone. Where the fuck is she?

Now I know the bad feeling I’ve had isn’t for nothing. Something is very wrong about this situation.

I do another check of the lounge. Maybe she arrived late? I peek inside and see there's still no Sienna. Even though I knew that’s what I’d find.

I go all over the casino's main floor, checking restaurants and gambling tables. I know in my gut that she’s not going to be here, but I have to explore every possibility.

I go out to the front and ask all the doormen if they've seen her. No one has. She's not anywhere.

I'm in such a crazed frenzy to find her that I call the last person I would ever think to ask for help.

"Jax? It's me. You gotta get over here quick."

"I don't know why you're calling me, Leo. You know how I feel about you. I don't want to see or talk to you again as long as you're dating my sister."

Goddammit, this motherfucker and his outrageous ideas about Sienna and me.

"Wait! Don't hang up."

He's angry as he says, "You're the reason I'm in this mess of being blackmailed in the first place. Why should I talk to you?"

"Listen to me, Jax. I'm worried about Sienna."

This makes him pause. "Why, what's going on?"

I'm frantically searching the main floor as I speak to him. "Sienna's not here. We had things ready to take down whoever is blackmailing you. She was supposed to meet a client here tonight, only he never showed up, and neither did she."

"What? You mean you put her directly in the line of danger and now you can't find her? What the fuck, Leo? Can you not comprehend how dangerous this is? You should never have set her up like that."

I fucking know this. The last thing I need is a lecture.

All I need from Jax is a little backup. His words don't faze me, though, because a thousand more terrifying thoughts are rushing through my mind.

I'm trying not to picture the worst, but as I see no sign of her throughout the whole casino, it's kind of hard to do otherwise.

"I don't need this, Jax. Either get over here to help me or not, but stop being such an ass."

"Fine. I'll be there in ten minutes."

I know it’s bad if I have to call that asshole for help. I'm getting more and more frantic, grabbing every woman that even vaguely looks like her to see if it is in fact Sienna.

None of them are.

There are tourists milling about everywhere, and I can't get through them all fast enough. How am I supposed to find her in this sea of people? Especially as they enter and exit the building in such vast numbers. 

I search frantically for a while longer. People look at me like I'm crazy, and who knows, maybe I am. I will literally go fucking crazy if I don't find her soon. 

I finally head back to my office to meet Jax, checking all the faces as I go. I'm asking people if they've seen her. I'm running into all the shops and bars and exhibits.

There are too many people. She could be anywhere.

I'll need a team to help me find her at this rate. Hell, I'll close down the entire casino if I have to. I'll go through every single hotel room in the place if need be. I won’t let anyone leave the premises, seal of the building. I’ll do whatever it fucking takes.

At the back of the building, all is quiet in my office. I sink into my chair and impatiently wait for Jax to show up.