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.

the restaurant. By then, the place was deserted. There was no

until Victoria

down the manager and asked for the security footage. On the screen, he watched in horror as

was Victoria who had taken Gwyneth.

She'd considered taking Gwyneth back to her own father's place, but

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

alone understood

Gwyneth asked, her small voice shaky. The ordeal had rattled her, and once she realized she was

want to be here with her

saw his name flash on the screen

the

tight with worry. "Do you have any idea how

clenched. She'd called him, sent messages-he hadn't answered or

been there tonight, who knows what might have happened

since she'd seen Violet's messages on his phone,

to her daughter without bothering to respond to

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