As quickly as she passes by way of I run from the toilet, by way of the bed room, and cease on the alarm panel on the wall beside the storage door. I shortly enter the code and slip by way of the door and squat down beside bag simply exterior. I’ve to be fast as a result of I do know I solely have a couple of minutes earlier than somebody appears for me.

Flinging garments all over, I pick undergarments, a pair of worn denims and a black t-shirt, and put them on. I look over and choose up a pair of my tennis sneakers and put them on, sans socks.

Standing up, I seize a flashlight off a bench and rush to the aspect door that leads exterior. After unlocking it, I slip exterior and begin operating towards the highway. I don’t have a automotive, however I do know that the searching lodge isn’t too far. If I run, I could make it there in time. I do know precisely the place Steven is. Jaxon identified the small and barely seen entry highway to me at some point once we had been on our approach to work. I haven’t really seen the searching lodge, however Jaxon informed me it’s there a couple of mile down the highway.

Staying off the highway in case somebody comes alongside, however shut sufficient that I don’t get misplaced, I lastly make it to the entry highway. Stopping and doubling over, I attempt to regular my respiratory. Taking a number of deep breaths, I begin jogging down the small overgrown filth highway. With the sunshine of my flashlight, I can see tire tracks. A few of the overgrown grass is matted down, as if it has been traveled on lately.

Simply as I’m about to cease to take one other breather, the highway opens up and I see lights from a window of a cabin. I halt in my tracks and go searching. Simply past the home I see the tail finish of a automobile. Aside from the window I see no different lights.

I slowly begin to stroll ahead. My breaths are coming in pants and never simply from the cruel run however largely from concern. I method the rickety porch and climb the dilapidated steps. Standing in entrance of the door, I discover the curtains off to my proper rustle. Lifting my hand, I knock 3 times.

After a number of seconds, the door creaks open, and standing in entrance of me is Steven.

“So good to see you once more, my pet.” And with that he snakes his hand round my throat and drags me inside.

21

Jaxon

MY FIST SLAMS AGAINST the dashboard of my truck after I get again inside. Nothing. Not one goddamn place we went to tonight has produced any clues as to the place that sick fuck has taken Anna. We’ve been throughout city and searched each place that Steven would have entry to. Now we’ve run out of choices. There’s nowhere else to look.

“Fuck!” I roar and grip the steering wheel exhausting. There’s no telling what he’s accomplished to her thus far. He’s had her for 3 days now. My candy harmless little sister is on the market someplace within the arms of a sadistic bastard.

I pull out my cellphone and shoot a textual content to the others to see in the event that they’ve had any luck. I do know it’s pointless although. If they’d discovered her, they’d’ve notified me already.

A pair minutes later confirms it. Nobody’s discovered her. Mac sends me one other message to say everybody goes to my place to regroup and go over our choices. Choices. What fucking choices? There aren’t any extra fucking choices!

I crank my truck and draw back from the deserted barn that sits on the outskirts of city. Twenty minutes later, I pull up at my home on the similar time Mac and Nick do. There are already a number of squad automobiles parked within the yard.

All three of us quietly make our approach to the porch. I look over at Nick and within the porch gentle I can see he appears haggard. His hair is a large number and his eyes are rimmed with crimson.

Simply as we method the door, it flings open. Andrew is on the opposite aspect, trying frightened. A sick feeling hits my intestine, and I instantly know one thing is mistaken.

“What occurred?” I demand, and take a step towards him. Earlier than he has an opportunity to reply, I barrel previous him into the home. I barely discover the officer quietly speaking on his cellphone.

“Angel!” I shout.

As an alternative of listening to my lovely angel’s voice, I hear Andrew behind me.

“She’s gone.”

I whip round to face him and growl, “What the fuck do you imply she’s gone? How can she be gone?”

Mac steps as much as me and locations a hand on my shoulder. “Cool it, Jax.”

I shrug off his hand with an “Eat shit” earlier than turning my glare again to Andrew.

“I don’t know. She was having a shower when Mia went to go verify on her. She stated she was going to the storage to seize some garments and requested if Mia would make her a sandwich. Mentioned she wasn’t consuming these days due to all of the shit that’s been taking place and felt a bit of shaky. When she didn’t come again from the storage, we went to look, however she wasn’t there. The door that leads exterior was open.”

I run to the storage door and yank it open. Proper exterior the door I see her bag and garments strewn all over. I rush to the opposite door and step exterior.

“Bailey!” I shout, however hear nothing in return.

Strolling again into the home, I see Mia popping out of my bed room. She doesn’t cease till she’s standing in entrance of me. She arms me Bailey’s cellphone. “I discovered this on the toilet counter.”

I shortly scroll by way of her name log, however it reveals nothing. Subsequent, I take a look at her latest texts. The final textual content she obtained was from an unknown quantity. After I click on it open I practically crush the cellphone in my grip.

Unknown: See you quickly, my pet.

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