Chapter 33

The car sped down the road for quite a while before McNeil finally realized

something was wrong.

"Wait-where's Gwyn?" he blurted out.

Violet had noticed Gwyneth's absence much earlier, but she hadn't said a word to McNeil.

His face fell. The chaos back there had thrown him off; all he'd cared about was getting Violet out safely. He hadn't even thought about Gwyneth.

"What if she's still at the restaurant? Oh God, this is all my fault. If it weren't for me, Gwyneth wouldn't be missing," Violet sobbed, her hands trembling as tears streamed down her face.

McNeil frowned, worry etched between his brows. "Have the driver take you home. I'll go look for Gwyn."

"I should come too. She got lost because of me..." Violet's voice broke, guilt twisting her words.

"This isn't your fault," McNeil said quietly, his tone flat but not unkind.

to the restaurant. By then, the place was deserted.

until Victoria

down the manager and asked for the security footage. On the screen, he watched in horror as Gwyneth was nearly caught in a stampede appeared just in time and whisked her

frame froze: it was Victoria who had taken Gwyneth. Without hesitation, McNeil pulled out

taking Gwyneth back to her own father's place, but after a

closer to Violet. From the way her daughter acted, Victoria could tell Gwyneth preferred being around Violet. If

understood her daughter's

Daddy?" Gwyneth asked, her small voice shaky. The ordeal had rattled her, and once she realized she was home, her nose

be here with her mom-she wanted

McNeil's call came through. Victoria saw his name flash on

bringing the phone to

Gwyn?" McNeil's voice was tight with worry. "Do you have any idea how scared I was when I realized she was

She'd called him, sent messages-he

hadn't been there tonight, who knows what might have happened

tried to defend herself-maybe even argued with him. But ever since she'd seen Violet's messages on his phone, she'd lost the will.

the phone to her daughter without bothering to respond to McNeil

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