Chapter 233

James jumps into the SUV at the last second and then I tear down the mountain at breakneck speeds.

I’m in this huge rush to get home-back to the Rathborn mansion-but I don’t even know what I’m going to do when I get there.

I don’t have the first clue about finding a missing child, especially my own child whom I didn’t even know was even alive until less than an hour ago.

I feel like I’ve been strung on a live wire.

Like my whole body is being electrified and I need to do something.

Anything.

I’ve never felt this kind of panicked desperation before and the worst thing is I have absolutely no clue how to find my son.

“For the record,” James finally says as we’re turning into the gates of the mansion. “I didn’t know either. I guessed a while back, and maybe I should have said something to you. But I wasn’t sure, and it would’ve been worse to get your hopes up if it hadn’t been true that Ethan was still alive.”

“Do you agree with what he did?” I ask in a bitterly vicious voice.

“Honestly? I don’t know,” James replies with a shrug “Yes, keeping the truth from you was the absolute worst thing he could have done. Would I have done the same thing if I was in his place? Maybe Do I get it? Part of me kind of does.”

angrily. “I kind of get why he did it as well. But I’m still so

we park in

James follows me inside, all the way to the office where I start

work out what to do,” I tell James as I start pacing. “It’s like I’m so excited that Ethan is alive and desperate to meet him, even as I’m absolutely terrified that something will

me from pacing and grounding me a

doesn’t help anything. Let’s go

he thought Tobin might have been behind it,” I replied. “So that’s where we should start. Work out where Tobin

and grab a pen

all the possible places

chambers, and that bar where he

few suggestions, and then I rank them from likely to least likely, even though I’m not sure what Tobin might have been

think is crazy could

except then I realize putting

him

is impossible!” I tell James after we’ve been at it for an hour.

“We can search all these places if need be, but we

I can’t shake the almost crippling worry about what’s happening to my

our notes once

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