Fractured by N.O Darling

Chapter 299

**Josie’s POV **

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Luke wakes us up in the best way possible. He’s found Harper, and she’ll be coming home soon. I can already feel the excitement bubbling inside me as I pace the kitchen, imagining the moment when I can finally wrap my arms around her. The thought that she is safe fills me with overwhelming joy, and I can’t wait to see her again.

Axel informs Raff, who arranges to have Archie’s parents brought here. I expect them to be a little hostile towards us because it’s our fault that Archie was lost in the first place, but when they arrive they just seem to be reviled and as anxious as the rest of us.

It has been less than an hour since Luke confirmed he had Harper, but it feels like a lifetime. The anticipation is killing me and the air feels thick with tension.

Mason is no better. He’s a prolific pacer at the best of times Now I’m worried he’s going to pass out from exhaustion before she even arrives at this rate.

Theo is sitting at the kitchen table bouncing his knee and Axel is resting his head in his hands. Deacon

is the only one of us that is not showing any outward signs that give away his emotions, but I can feel he is just as keyed up as the rest of us.

The last weeks have been a chaotic mess of frantic searches, desperate pleas and unanswered prayers, until now. We have barely spoken since Luke gave us the news.

I can barely see past the haze of my own thoughts and tear–blurred eyes. There are so many questions running through my mind. How is she? What has she been through? Will she need healing? Some therapy? The uncertainty

gnaws at me.

my heart skips a beat. I turn to see

of hugs. A thousand unspoken words pass between us and my heart feels as though

at you,” I say pulling back to look at Harper’s face,

too much, and she looks more mature in a way that only happens with life experiences. I

kissing the top of her head as she

ever do something like that again. We would have come with you to get Dillon if you’d told us. We had

mind link, and seconds later

touch him too. I don’t ever want to let any of them go again. I want to lock them away in the house and never let any of my kids or bonds out of

grounded forever for that stunt,” Luke says with an exasperated laugh once he has had a moment

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have just been through,” Luke blows out a breaths and shakes his head. “Oh come on, give us the full story, this sounds Interesting Then complains.

Lake was one of her bonds and Lake had gone along with it to buy Harper some time to find Archle and Dillon and get them back to Robert. Luke had spent almost an hour dodging: Mandy’s advances and making up excuses to delay their ‘bonding. Both

a similar situation to Harper, is parents surrounding bin and fussing over him.

in the hall, slumped against the wall and looking a worrying shade of grey. Dillon kneels beside him,

my

and he gives me a

his voice sounding as

bringing her home,” I tell him, taking his hand with tear–filled eyes. He is not in a good way. “Let’s get him on