ALEX

"Athena?"

Static.

"Athena, answer me, please!"

More static.

Then nothing.

Fuck!

My heart slams against my ribs so hard it feels like it might crack. I stare at the

screen.

The call has dropped.

My hands are shaking. She screamed. I heard it. And then that sound, metal against wood. Impact.

She crashed.

I shoot to my feet, nearly knocking over the coffee table. Rayen stirs on the couch, his small chest rising and falling in steady rhythm.

He likes to sleep when it rains. I always work from home when it's my turn to be with him. I was thinking of what to do over the weekend, so I called Athena.


Honestly, I'm glad I did.

I quickly dial mum's line, and luckily, she picks on the first ring.

"Mum, can you come over? It's urgent."

"I'm on my way."

The rain is still heavy, so I'm taking a risk, but Mum is an excellent driver. So that doesn't really worry me.

rush toward the window, with my heart in my throat. The rain still lashes the glass. The

again and

"Boss?" he answers immediately.

was driving, I was on the call with her when I heard it happen. I

breaking. "Dispatch the team. All routes. Track her phone and check the traffic cams. Find her. I want eyes on every exit from the hospital to her building. I'll be joining you in a bit. I

it."

like a caged animal, glancing at the

She could be unconscious.


Bleeding. Cold and alone.

thought of that claws

to pace back and forth while I wait

refrain from

on Rayen again. He's

Safe.

over his hair. "Stay asleep, champ. Daddy will be

summoned by desperation, the

drenched from the rain. "I came as fast as

even wait for her to step all the

have to go. Check the

things. There should be something

but I'm already


I don't answer.

the car, punch the engine on, and peel into the storm like a man

see is her

Hold on, Sweetheart.

wheel tighter,

slick with rain, the tires hissing

but the storm makes everything blurry. Even with the special night-vision glasses on, visibility

think

Is she conscious?

In pain?

Scared?

Hurt?

get her a driver going forward. One


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