Shadows In Durango

Chapter 102

*****Vincent's POV*****

I barely hear the thrum of the engine as Reid and I pull up to Emma's house.

My mind races, spinning faster than the wheels beneath us. Sofia should have been here by now, safe with Emma. But she isn't. And no one knows where the hell she is either!

I get out and slam the car door shut the second that he stops, anxiety clawing at my lungs.

Reid follows me out close behind me, his face a reflection of the same growing dread we both feel. There were currently endless possibilities of where she could be - most of which made me feel sick.

But I also knew that she had moved from place to place before whenever she had felt threatened by her father... and I feared that this was the same... had she run off again to a new town?!

We reach the door, and Emma flings it open before I can even knock - having been watching for us by the window.

Her expression is panicked, a mixture of worry and confusion swirling in her wide eyes.

"Reid, Vincent," she breathes, stepping aside to let us in, "I don't know what's going on. She said she was coming here, but... still nothing..."

"We will find her." I say firmly, knowing that I would stop at nothing to get her back.

Emma nods, biting her lip as she leads us both inside. My muscles ache from the tension, and I can't stop replaying the dinner over and over again in my head - how everything had blown up and had gone horribly wrong. The look on Sofia's face when she left... what if something happened to her after that?

"Did she say anything else before disappearing? Text you where she was?" Reid asks, his voice calm but firm, trying to manage the situation.

Emma shakes her head, wringing her hands nervously together. "Nothing. She picked up my call before you drove me home and I offered for her to stay the night and she agreed and said she would meet me here."

lid on the anger bubbling beneath the surface. "Let me see your messages

the demand, and she begins to open and close her mouth. "Vincent... that's Sofia's personal chat with

"She's ran away or she's went missing, Emma! Something's wrong either way. Just show me the damn texts!" My voice cracks under the pressure of my rising panic.

stepping in to bottle my tone with his girl, as I all but

mostly all of which

No clues. No hints of where

last read your texts just after ten." I comment, seeing it display as 'read'

now!" "Her phone stopped ringing at ten forty too, started sending me straight to voicemail. Either it's

who looks alarmed but

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forward, placing a hand on my shoulder and dragging me from my thoughts. "Vincent, you need to try and stay calm if we're going to

him before my phone begins to buzz from inside of my pocket. I pull it out hopeful, but seeing Daryl's name flash up on the screen only pisses me

a second, still furious at how everything had went down at dinner. He'd always been a sore subject between Sofia and me, and tonight he had just made

a sharp look. "You should have

"I don't need his shit right now. Half of

something, maybe he's even found her?!" Reid argues, his voice steady. "We can't afford to ignore anyone. Let me call him back, explain what's going on." He reaches for his own phone, already dialing before I can respond. I rub my hands over my face, trying to focus as I sit down for a moment. Reid's right. As much as I hate it, we need to cover all

as he waits for Daryl to pick up. Emma watches him, her face pale and drawn. I can tell she's scared, but I can't afford to comfort her right now. All I can think about is Sofia, alone somewhere-

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know where she is. She was supposed to go to Emma's, but she never showed, that's all we know..." Reid says into the phone, his

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