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“I wonder why you recovered from the dart tranquilizer before Rush did? And, thank goodness you did or we’d have never found you.”

“Kingsfield probably used more of the drug on Rush, given that he’s much broader than I am,” Matt reasons.

We concentrate on ungagging Rush and taking off his cuffs while attempting to pull him upright. It’s more than a struggle to do so.

“Holy hell, Rush’s one solid mass of muscle,” Matt comments while we pull and push Jared into a seated position.

When Rush finally regains consciousness, we discover that his ambush occurred in a similar manner to what Matt experienced. Jared thinks that Kingsfield hid on the deck of the boat near where the sails were stored and then shot him with a tranquilizer pellet when he was unlocking the door. He recalls that Kingsfield put him on a horizontal dolly just before he lost consciousness. Michael certainly seemed thorough in planning this part of the crime. The element of surprise certainly worked in his favor.

After we’ve exchanged stories about Michael Kingsfield’s elaborate plan to kidnap me or worse, we drive to the nearest police station. It time for us to report the crime and drop Cane off at a health clinic to have his wound treated.

“Hopefully, we’ve all learned a lesson from this adventure,” Matt admits once that’s done.

“Yeah, always verify an unusual text with a phone call,” I add and kiss my gorgeous man with ardor.

“You’re so right, Megan. That’s the one disadvantage of texting. At least with voice recognition during phone calls we have more confidence about the person who’s on the other end of the message.”

“All I can say is that I’m really pleased that Michael Kingsfield has left the planet. I just hope he doesn’t start haunting us from the grave.”

“May he rest in peace,” Matt concludes. Then it’s time for us to celebrate the beginning of our life together as a couple. We have truly and finally recovered from the past.

THE END.

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