LOGINFor a moment I’m stunned not expecting him to ask that.“I heard Grandpa and Grandma talking. They said that Aunt Brook pushed Aunt Sierra down the stairs because she didn’t want her to have your baby” he answers my silent question.When I don’t say anything, he continues, “Besides, when both Aunt B
I don’t wait. I pull out my phone again and scroll to a number, before I press call.It rings twice before it’s picked up.“Noah,” the voice on the other end says, calm and steady.“Uncle Reaper,” I reply. “I need your help.”There’s a brief silence, and I can almost picture him on the other end, al
It’s been two days and still nothing. No lead. No evidence. Absolutely nothing that could tell me where Brook is or where she took my daughter.My daughter has now been missing for about a week and having no answers is driving me fucking insane. I can’t breathe. I can’t relax. I can’t sleep. Can’t e
“I want him found,” I say immediately.“I’ve got Blaze working on it. We’re waiting on tracking information.”As if on cue, his phone pings. He glances at it and then looks back at me. “That’s him.”“Where?” Gunner asks.The address is quickly entered into the GPS, and Jack adjusts course without he
NOAH.I can’t sit still, no matter how hard I try.For the past hour, maybe more, I’ve lost track of time. I’ve been in dad’s office, alternating between sitting, standing, and pacing, only to repeat the same cycle again seconds later because staying still feels like I’m suffocating.The silence in
“Here,” she says softly, holding it where Sierra can see. “This is her.”Sierra’s eyes settle on the screen, and for the first time since she woke up, she truly focuses. For a second there I think I see tears forming in her eyes, but it’s gone the moment she blinks.Aunt Ivy begins to speak, her voi
NOAH.When Lilly called and asked me to check on Sierra, I didn’t hesitate. I grabbed my keys, got in the car, and drove like a maniac, probably breaking every speed limit on the way.I didn’t care. All that mattered was getting to her house as fast as possible.Now I’m here, ringing her doorbell, p
“How are you here?” she asks, confusion lacing her voice.Lilly explained everything when she called and asked me to check on Sierra. She told me she’d had someone keeping an eye on things from a distance because Sierra didn’t want her involved. The moment Lilly heard Sierra had been fired, worry to
Just thinking about it makes bile rise in my throat.Slowly, I reach into the drawer and pull out Chloe’s diary. I need something solid. Something real. Something to anchor me.My fingers tremble slightly as I flip it open and turn the page.[We all used to hang out even though it wasn't often, but
You know that thing some men do where they wait until you’re invested, until you’re hooked, and then they start to pull away? That’s exactly what I thought he was doing.I sigh.“I’ve tried to be patient,” I continue, my voice steady even though my chest tightens. “But it’s starting to feel like may







