Chapter 26

RYDER’S POINT OF VIEW

It’s like she disappeared.

Even after speaking to the owner of the house we found her at, all he could tell us what that she had broken into his house. When Mirabel was asked to see if she knew him, she said no. She told us that the man Elena was with had black hair and grey eyes. She said he was tall, but the owner of the house was a redhead with brown eyes. He wasn’t too tall and was buff. His name was Lynn Alexander, whereas the man my sister saw was a man she called Kai.

How could she have disappeared without a trace?

Who on earth was this Kai?

“I know you didn’t just come here to see me, Lena. What’s going on?”

I quickly sat up on my bed when I heard Quinn’s voice.

Lena? Was Elena at her place?

I heard nothing for some time until Quinn’s voice broke the silence.

“Those bastards. I’m suing, I swear.”

Elena was there. I was certain.

I dialed the police chief’s number. On the third ring, he answered.

“Hello, chief.”

“Good evening, Mr. Smith. Is ther