Addison opened her eyes and allowed a small smile. So, her father was actually co-operating this time. Her smile faded as she was involuntarily taken back to the first time she was kidnapped. Her father had waited until the very last minute to start co-operating, almost costing Addison her life. As they were driving away from where she had been held, she remembered looking at her father with exhausted eyes and a pained expression, her wounds still bleeding. Reaching out a shaking hand, she had tapped his arm to gain his attention.
"Dad, why did you take so long?"
Her father had paused for a long time, considering his daughter. When he spoke, he looked away from her, turning his eyes back to the road ahead. "We don't back down, Addison. Regardless of the consequences."
That had confused her. Was she simply a consequence? Later on, she had learned the term 'collateral damage'. Pulling herself from the memory, Addison looked at Justin, her expression now changing to one of mock hurt.
"Good news for you? You want to be rid of me so bad, huh?"