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."

on the anger bubbling beneath the surface. "Let me

and close her mouth. "Vincent... that's

voice cracks under the pressure of my rising panic. Emma flinches but reaches for her phone, her hesitation clear. "Okay... okay." Her

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

messages from tonight, mostly all of which had been sent from Emma with

unusual. No clues. No hints of where she could have

texts just after ten." I comment, seeing it display as 'read' under the text from Emma at 10:03pm before the rest after

she?! She could be anywhere by now!" "Her phone stopped ringing at ten forty too, started sending me straight to voicemail. Either it's dead or it's switched off. I think she has her charger though, it wasn't upstairs in her room where it was before dinner..." Emma tells

phone won't be switched off forever. Keep trying to call her!" I deadpan towards Emma, who looks alarmed but does as I say - attempting again for it only to go straight to

a bus, don't they have charging ports? Or maybe she just wants time alone to think

forget to visit 000005s.org for the full experience. You won't find the next

up any minute now, but it's getting later

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

pocket. I pull it out hopeful, but seeing Daryl's name flash up on the

sore subject between Sofia and me, and

shoots me a sharp look. "You should

snap, tossing my phone down on the couch. "I don't need his shit right now. Half of this

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 our bases. Every minute that passes without knowing where Sofia is feels like a knife twisting in my gut. It

him, her face pale and drawn. I can tell she's scared, but

under his breath before his expression shifts. "Daryl, it's Reid. Vin doesn't want to talk to you yet." He explains my reasoning for ignoring his call, eyeing me briefly as I fold my arms over my chest like

can hear Daryl's muffled voice on the other end, but I

all we know..." Reid says into the phone, his voice calm but urgent. He pauses, listening. "No, she hasn't called anyone else. Have you heard

the book? Don't forget to

next chapter anywhere else. Happy reading! Even the question irritates me, why would she call