Chapter 17: Theo

I hadn’t heard from Briggs in four days, so when I saw his name on my phone screen, I was eager to answer.

“Briggs, did you find anything?”

“I found her car,” he replied, his tone serious and uneasy. “It’s at a junk yard in Sablemane territory. It looks like you were right about the accident.”

I hadn’t felt any pain from her since that first night. But I still felt the burning of our broken bond, so I knew she had to be alive somewhere. At least, I hoped that’s what it meant. I didn‘ t know what I’d feel if she was…

“So she has to be somewhere close by,” I said.

“She would have to be. I doubt she walked away from this on her own. Especially if your assessment of her injuries were correct.” He got quiet for a moment. “There’s a lot of blood here, Theo. If she can’t heal, she won’t be in great shape for a while. I’m going to check the local hospital and see what I can find out. But they’ll sense that she’s a rogue any day now. I don’t know what they’ll do with that.”

“Did you find anything else?” I could tell he was holding back with me, and I wanted to know what he was thinking.

“I went by her house. You’re going to need to tell Kylee and Marie soon. They’ll want to go home.”

“Why?”

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tell you,” he snapped. “I’ll make sure she’s alive and safe. And that’s so you can give her family something other

response may have been fair, but I was

things going with

not on my side. Kylee still didn’t seem to have a clue anything was going on. I knew that was a good thing, but

any doubts or second thoughts?”

replied, wondering where he

Just wanted to make sure you’re not planning on making me drag Ayla

that

calmly. “I’m just trying to look out for you, man. This is some serious shit you’re messing

Ayla severed her ties. He felt the loss but

said. “But I’m not going to guarantee what I find.”

“Understood.”

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the phone, the door to my office burst open. I growled and shot to my feet as Zeff charged through

her?” he demanded. “Where is she?”

you four days ago, and you’re just now looking for her?” I snarled, not about to put up with this

searching for her,” he yelled. “I’ve looked everywhere. Her phone is off. Her car’s gone. She even

his sentence,

did she take?”

would never take it unless she planned on never coming back. So what did you do to

it to

paled. “What did she

didn’t have to tell him anything. This

cared about her. That much was obvious. And in truth, he hadn’t done a damn thing wrong.

sigh, bringing my

cut her ties,” I said. “She’s

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