Chapter 0242

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** Josie’s POV**

After dinner and some time in the games room, we send the younger kids up to bed and settle in to watch a movie with Harper and Atlas. We let Atlas choose the movie and, of course, It’s an action one, filled with fast–paced fighting and a dramatic plot line. We are almost at the end when Deacon excuses himself to take a phone call. When he returns, the movie has finished and Atlas is talking excitedly with Axel about one of the fight scenes. They are discussing a particular move one of the heroes had done and Theo, Mason and Axe promise to show him how to do it tomorrow.

“The team didn’t find Dillon. The address the employers had on file for him was an empty house that looks like it’s been abandoned for years,” Deacon says..

“That’s not suspicious at all,” Mason sighs.

“What are we going to do about it? Luke asks.

“For now… nothing. We are on holiday, let’s let someone else deal with it,” D shrugs and I flash him a grateful smile.

Harper gets up and leaves without a word and Deacon shoots me a questioning look. I shrug and look at Mason.

check on her,” he says, following her out of

Deacon’s pancakes. The smell of the sweet cakes cooking soon brings down the twins, and Atlas and Joel follow shortly after. Breakfast is a noisy event as usual and when the boys have all finished eating and Harper still hasn’t come down,

Her bed is empty. I check the bathroom next and when I don’t find her there, I check

hear a movie playing, but she is not there either. My heart picks up a little as fear trickles down my spine. I’m sure

Axel asks into the mind

Harper. Has anyone seen her this morning?”

and I feel their concern begin to rise as we all search the house, growing more frantic

I call as I search each room

basement where the boys are now playing and ask if any of them

to go to the bathroom, and she was just coming out of her room,” Atlas

say anything?” I

I barely even

the information to the guys through the mind link and head up to the kitchen

went for a walk?”

note? No.” Mason shakes his head, dismissing the idea.

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