“Matches what?”
“I was just about to call you. We found hospital admission papers. Twenty-two years ago, Jules Faber had a baby girl.”
“What happened?”
“At the time, she was suffering from significant mental health issues, the main one being schizophrenia. It was so severe that she’d been admitted into institutionalized mental health facilities three times before giving birth. Her medical notes say that on day two in the hospital, she had a delusion and almost killed the baby. I’ll save you the details, but if nurses had been a second later, the baby wouldn’t have lived.”
Jesus Christ. “So she gave the baby up for adoption?”
“Yeah.”
“Now Jules has found Addie. And it looks like maybe she’s having more episodes.”
The rustle of movement sounded. “I’m going to her place now.”
“When it’s safe to do so, Addie will want to talk to her.”
“I’ll keep you updated.”
Noah hung up, fingers tight around the cell. He ran his fingers through his hair, giving Addie a few more seconds alone, knowing she needed some time to process what she’d learned.
Why? Why hadn’t Jules just been honest when she’d met Addie? And how was she involved in everything that was going on?
He took a breath before stepping out into the hall.
A cool breeze brushed over his face before he saw the open front door.
The fuck?
He sprinted forward, only to stop at the drops of blood on the wooden floorboards. He followed the drops outside. Addie wasn’t there. No one was.
No. “Addie?”
Nothing. Fuck!
Fear clawed at his chest, helplessness choking him.
He ran outside, following more drops of blood right to the empty street before grabbing at his hair. Gone. She was gone.
He pulled out his phone again. Jesse answered on the first ring. “Noah—”
“She’s gone.”
“What?”
“The door was open when I got off the phone, and now she isn’t here, Jesse. Addie’s gone! We need to find Jules,now.”
CHAPTER 29
Avoice pulled Addie from her sleep, making her eyes scrunch. A familiar voice. But one she couldn’t quite place. Not yet. Because her head…God, it hurt.
She reached up and touched her skull, only to flinch at the sharp pain.
What happened?
“That was my intention, but things changed.”
Addie froze at the voice. A familiar voice. Cass. But she wasn’t the only thing Addie heard. The deep rumble of an engine vibrated beneath her. She was in a car.
