I need him because…
I love him.
The truth slams into me like a wave.
It steals my breath.
Leaves my chest aching.
And there’s no time to process it.
Because he’s out there.
Somewhere in the dark.
And she has him.
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Laney
Idon’t cry.
I don’t scream.
I do something worse.
I go cold.
The fear drains out of me, leaving something sharp and steady behind.
“Get him back,” I say.
Trigger looks at me.
There’s something in his eyes now.
Respect.
“We will.”
“Now,” I say.
Marco is already pulling out his phone, scrolling through something quickly.
“She’ll take him to one of three places,” he says. “Maybe two. I know her patterns.”
“Then start talking,” Wolf says.
I look down at my daughter.
Her tiny hand curls around my finger, gripping it with surprising strength.
She doesn’t know what’s happening.
She doesn’t know the world just shifted.
And in that moment, I make a promise.
