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And even if he did, his track record suggested their relationship would crash and burn faster than a doomed rocketship.
She shook her head at herself, trying to focus on the problem they faced. They’d learned some information from their double agent, Kyle, but not enough to stop her plans.
And even if they had enough information to nail Lydia for what she was doing, they still risked her exposing the photos of Sierra. She curled her fingers into a fist. She couldn’t let that happen.
The jangling of her phone interrupted her thoughts. She glanced down at the display, spotting her sister, Alicia’s name.
Her mind automatically recalled the last time they’d seen each other. As they’d sat on the runway in Harbor Cove, waiting to be cleared for takeoff, the pilot appeared in the cabin. “We can’t take off.”
“What’s the problem?” Grant asked.
“There’s a cop car blocking the runway.”
Grant’s annoyance had been obvious, though, after everything her sister had done to try to separate them despite her contractual obligation, she couldn’t blame him.
Julia winced. “That’s probably Ally. I’ll talk to her.”
“Wait,” Grant said, grabbing her wrist as she stood. “You shouldn’t go alone.”
“I don’t think it’s a good idea if you go, too. She’ll just accuse you of–“
Grant flicked his eyebrows up. “I’m a little worried about you not coming back if you go alone.”
“For once, I agree with him,” Kyle said. “Your sister is crazy.”
“You ought to talk, Crazy Kyle,” Sierra shot back.
“I’m not crazy. Although, I’m not sure I can say the same for Alicia. She literally faked a restraining order to stop us from seeing Julia.”
Sierra lifted a shoulder in the air. “You kidnapped her.”
“Fine, fine. I’m crazy. Which means I can easily assess someone else who is crazy.”
“Will you two stop bickering?” Grant spat before he rose, taking Julia’s hands in his. He centered his gaze on her, his features pinched with concern. “Julia, I’m just a little worried about what she may do.”
“I’m coming back. I promise. But she’s not going to leave unless I talk to her.”
“Or she kidnaps you,” Kyle said.
“Is that your professional takes-one-to-know-one assessment?” Sierra asked.
“She’s not going to kidnap me. That would be stupid because you’d know where I am.”
“But we can’t get to you because the cops and people here will just close ranks around you like some kind of human bubble.” Kyle rose, shaking his head. “I’ll go with you.”
“If anyone’s going, I’ll go,” Grant said.
“It would be better if–“
“No one is going with me. This will be much easier if I go alone. Now, please, let me get this over with so we can get out of here.”
Grant heaved a sigh as he nodded. “Okay. But if you don’t come back in fifteen minutes–“
“Yep,” she answered with a slight smile.
Worthington opened the cabin door and she climbed down the stairs to the tarmac. Her sister emerged from the police cruiser blocking their plane, slicking a lock of her blonde hair behind her ear. Her red eyes betrayed that she’d been crying, and her pinched features suggested she still carried the worry with her.
“Really, Ally?” Julia asked as the woman crossed to her.
