Fractured by N.O Darling

Chapter 0246

Theo’s POV**

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I finally get the kids to settle down and watch a movie in the cinema room. Trying to act like everything is fine in front of the kids whilst one of them is missing is damn near impossible. When Sammy and Jensen begin to argue over seats, it takes everything in me not to completely lose my temper over something so minor. I force a smile on my face and talk to them calmly, trying to reason with the that there are plenty of seats to choose from when inside I’m screaming. I want to shake the pair of them and ll them there are much bigger issues to worry about than a seat right now.

I creep from the room and quietly close the door behind m before leaning against the wall and sinking to the floor, allowing myself a few moments to process everything. Harper is missing, in a realm she does not know and Mason is in self–destruct mode, blaming himself for being bad father. I had tried the soft approach with him, assuring him this wasn’t his fault and teenagers are just stupid sometimes, but that hadn’t helped. So I’d gone for the harsh approach, reminding him that his pity party wasn’t what we needed right now and that we had to support each other and find Harper. That had backfired, and he had turned the blame on me.

He had accused me of breaking my promise that I’d make sure he was a good father. I hadn’t. He is a good father, and I’d had no input in making him one. He’d done that all on his own. I’m not hurt that he thinks I failed him. I’m hurt that even after all this time, he still doubts himself I thought we were past all this.

I want to mind link with my bond group and ask for updates, but it has barely been 5 minutes since Josie updated me that they had spotted Harper on CCTV near the water park with Dillon. They know which direction they went and are trying to track them via CCTV of businesses along the route.

Now we know for sure that Harper left of her own free will and wasn’t taken. I’m more confident she will be okay. I’m almost sure of it. She is so resilient like her mother and has Mason’s unwavering determination and independence. She will probably turn up back here, dragging that boy along with her. My biggest worry is that the boy, Dillon, turned 18 a few months ago, according to his employment record. This means he has his gifts and knows this realm, but Harper doesn’t, making her more vulnerable if he is not a good person. I just hope the boy realises who’s daughter he is with and doesn’t try anything

I hear a bang from upstairs and instantly go on high alert. All the kids are down here, there should be no one upstairs. From down here I can just about make out multiple sets of footsteps.

“Is that you guys upstairs?” I ask into the mind link as I push up to my feet.

it might be the team I sent, or Harper,” Deacon responds.

it out,” I say as I move to the stairs,

I hear a male voice call out and I walk up the stairs This must be

the house though. Don’t they think we have done that multiple times already?

girl said there are more kids here, they have to be somewhere, check the gardens.” I hear someone bark

the stairs to where the kids are watching a movie. If I go up there and give myself away, I’ll leave the kids vulnerable, but if I wait here, and they find me, I’m dead, and they’ll take the kids anyway. I wish I had Mason and Josie’s skill at molecular manipulation. I’d simply seal the door

looking for the kids. We are hiding in the basement. I think they have Harper,”

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Chapter 0246-

the mind

as one, pante and anger flooding our bond.

they have a wand. We can’t port in,”

us I can’t hold them back alone,” I say,

stairs, praying they dismiss the door to the basement as a pantry, which is exactly what it looks like from the kitchen. It’s painted to catch the kitchen cupboards. If I can sneak out of it, I could cause a distraction and then run, and hopefully lead them away from the kids. I

I hold my breathe tightening my grip on the door handle.

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