Chapter One
~*~The Daring Escape~*~
She made a mad dash down the highway despite the freezing, icy-cold temperatures. About an hour earlier, the man she loved had placed a note in the kitchen that she had found.
It had read:
Wendy, I have Jonah. Suzi won't take him from us - not ever again. We'll be a family, - just you, me, and Jonah. No one will ever find us. Hurry to meet us in our special place. I love you and I can't wait to see you! Warren
All their dreams were soon to come true, but even so, Wendy felt a deep sense of unease. They had been planning this daring move for weeks, but something told her it would not go off without a hitch. What if Suzi found them? What if she tried to take the baby back? Would they lose Jonah forever? Would Warren have to go back to his prison cell?
As anxiety set in, Wendy tried her best to watch the road. She knew all too well the tragedy a traffic accident could cause, but it had been raining that night - the one when she had miscarried Warren's baby. They had lost so much on that awful night, but one good thing had came to her after all of the sorrow. Warren had divorced Suzi and he had married Wendy, the woman he loved. They both grieved deeply for the unborn son whom they had given the name of Warren Carter Junior.
It soon came to light that Suzi was also pregnant with Warren's child. Since she despised Warren for cheating on her during their marriage, divorcing her, and marrying her ex-best friend, Suzi refused to let Warren spend any time with his son. Realizing that Suzi would never allow him to see Jonah, Warren became desperate. His longing to see Jonah led to him kidnapping the infant. Warren was apprehended by the police and baby Jonah was returned to his mother. When Jonah was a few months old, Warren was sent to prison for the crime of kidnapping his own child. He had no legal rights to Jonah, considering Suzi had put her new husband Cagney McCleary's name on the baby's birth certificate.
After Warren was out of the picture, Suzi and Wendy tried to mend their troubled friendship. It wasn't easy, but in time, they grew close again. Feeling sad for Wendy after the loss of her child, Suzi agreed to allow Wendy to babysit Jonah every now and then. Holding Jonah in her arms, Wendy couldn't help but get teary-eyed. She missed Warren greatly, so holding his son against her chest was such a precious miracle. If only her baby had also lived, then maybe she wouldn't feel so terribly alone.
It wasn't long after Suzi and Wendy's reconciliation that Warren faked an illness and managed to escape from prison. He came back to Wendy, his beautiful wife and his adorable little son, Jonah. Wendy was ecstatic to see Warren. Finally, the man she loved was back in her arms where he belonged. Together, they planned to escape with Jonah to their secret location, their hidden little love-nest which was located high up in the mountains. The cozy cabin made of sturdy logs would keep them warm and snug until they figured out what to do and where they would go.
But things would NOT be going as planned. Suzi was aware that Warren had taken Jonah. She followed after him in her car, a loaded pistol setting next to her on the seat.
She didn't want to kill the father of her child, but she would if he gave her no other choice. Warren had already taken Jonah once, then he had escaped prison, only to do it again! Suzi McCleary was ready for a show-down with the devil, her ex-husband, Warren Carter.