Leo couldn't believe that it had already been a month since Rachel was abducted. He looked at her sleeping form next to him and felt a surge of gratitude that she was safe and back in his life. He knew that he had to be patient with her and not push her too hard to move in with him, but it was hard not to want her by his side all the time.

He remembered the fear that had consumed him when he found out that Rachel was missing. He had felt helpless and desperate to find her. He had thought that someone was trying to extort money from him,...