Fractured by N.O Darling

Chapter 0254

breaks.

“Oh Harper, where are you, my sweet girl,” Iery, tears rolling down my face as I climb onto her bed and hold her hoodie close.

I let all my fears and heartache out, not holding any of it back as I break down. I’m not alone long before my bonds. are drawn to me. Mason is the first to join me, silently climbing into the bed behind me and holding me.

“We will get her back, no matter what it takes,” he whispers.

Deacon, Axel and Theo come into the room, all of them finding a place to fit in the bed that is much too small for the five of us. I wish Luke was here too. I need all my bonds right now.

“She is grounded for the rest of her life when we get her back,” Theo sighs.

“Agreed,” Axe says.

here. When they find their independence, we can’t protect them from the world any longer. There is so much I wish we could protect them from, but we can’t keep them wrapped up in cotton

age so she had a chance. We can’t make that mistake with the others. As soon this is over, we are making sure all our kids are capable of putting up a hell of a fight if anyone tries to take one of

situation because we didn’t want it to happen. We didn’t admit to ourselves that our kid’s lives would be anything but perfect, that we wouldn’t always be there to protect them.

looking drained. He looks at us on the bed, trying to find a place to squeeze in.

seer and the unbonded, you all need to rest,”

rest,” Axe

Mace agrees. “I want to speak with

I say, my eyes heavy with

then let’s split into two groups and take shifts. Josie, Theo and Luke, you’ve all expended massive amounts of energy today. Try and rest for a while whilst the three of us keep the searches going. Then we can swap in a few hours. That way we always have some out looking and some here in case she manages to find her way

us as Josie’s bonds. She was also bonded to the driver who drove D and Mace to the prison the

“Shit,” Mason curses.

Deacon nods. “She doesn’t place any blame on us.