James jumps into the SUV at the last second and then I tear down the mountain at breakneck speeds.

I’m in this huge rush to get home-back to the Rathborn mansion-but I don’t even know what I’m going to do when I get there.

I don’t have the first clue about finding a missing child, especially my own child whom I didn’t even know was even alive until less than an hour ago.

I feel like I’ve been strung on a live wire.

Like my whole body is being electrified and I need to do something.

Anything.

I’ve never felt this kind of panicked desperation before and the worst thing is I have absolutely no clue how to find my son.

“For the record,” James finally says as we’re turning into the gates of the mansion. “I didn’t know either. I guessed a while back, and maybe I should have said something to you. But I wasn’t sure, and it would’ve been worse to get your hopes up if it hadn’t been true that Ethan was still alive.”

“Do you agree with what he did?” I ask in a bitterly vicious voice.

“Honestly? I don’t know,” James replies with a shrug “Yes, keeping the truth from you was the absolute worst thing he could have done. Would I have done the same thing if I was in his place? Maybe Do I get it? Part of me kind of does.”

he did it as well. But I’m still

we park

climb out and James follows me inside, all the way

start pacing. “It’s like I’m so excited that Ethan is alive and desperate to meet him, even as

my shoulders, stopping me from pacing and grounding me

anything. Let’s go over what we know and

said he thought Tobin might have been behind it,” I replied. “So

desk and grab a pen

the possible places I

the Council chambers, and that bar where he asked me

even though

know, something I might think is crazy could have seemed totally logical

a place to take Ethan, except then

him

James after we’ve been at it for an hour. “We’re

search all these places if need be, but

much confidence as James, but I can’t shake the almost crippling worry about what’s happening to my son right now in the hands of people who want to

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