Mason (Carter Brothers #2) - Lisa Helen Gray Page 0,85
but my temper flaring isn’t doing anyone else any good. Plus, I need to get her back and I can’t do that if I’m arrested over disturbing the peace or some shit.
“What the fuck bro? What’s going on?’’ Malik asks once I end the call.
“She called when I was in the middle of talking to her dad. She didn’t speak, but I listened. A male voice said ‘I’m going to have fun with you’ while another voice, a woman’s voice laughed. It wasn’t even a laugh you hear when someone’s told a funny joke, it was cold, menacing and dark,’’ I shiver just remembering the sound. “Then she screamed. She sounded so fucking scared guys,’’ I croak out, falling to sit on the armrest of the sofa.
“Fuck!’’ all brothers say in unison.
I nod my head in agreement, then nearly drop my phone when it starts ringing again. All brothers jump to attention and I’m so grateful that they’re here right now.
“It’s her dad,’’ I whisper, and all boys relax their postures, Myles grabbing his own phone out to call someone, who, I don’t know.
“Charles, you need to come to the house,’’ I whisper, my voice clogged up from wanting to scream, cry and smash things.
“Oh my God. What’s happened? If something’s happened to her,’’ he chokes out, and I can hear the tears in his voice. “I’ll...I’ll be there soon.’’
The line goes dead and I stare numbly at the phone. For how long I don’t know, but the next thing I know is Harlow running into the room and wrapping her arms around me.
“She’s going to be okay,’’ she whispers softly, tears running down her own face.
“Yeah, bro, we’ll find her,’’ Maverick says on my other side and I look up dazed, wondering when the fuck he got here.
“I can’t lose her,’’ I choke out, not caring if I look like a wuss.
“You won’t Mason. The police will be here any minute, and they’ll find her, we’ll find her. I promise,’’ Mav tells me, his voice filled with honesty, so much honesty my heart hurts.
“It’s my fault. I couldn’t just tell her I was scared; scared if we went further than fooling around she’d leave me, or that we’d lose the baby. I couldn’t risk it. Now, I’m going to lose everything. I can’t lose her Mav, I can’t, I love her. Fuck! I haven’t even told her that. Did ya know? I fucking love her so much that when I try to feel it, I mean really feel it, I can’t breathe, that it hurts that much I just want to hold her and squeeze the ever loving shit out of her and not let go. Now she’s gone and she could be hurt,’’ I choke out, more tears running down my face.
“You’ll be able to tell her yourself once she’s back home, bro.’’
I look up at Mav at the same time Joan and Granddad walk in followed by Denny’s dad and two police officers.
I quickly stand up to greet them, wondering if they are already looking for her. “Have you found her?’’ I croak out, my voice hoarse and dry.
“We have a few questions. First though can we get a description? We usually don’t report a missing case until twenty four hours after they’ve been missing, but according to the phone call, your girlfriend screamed?’’ he asks.
I nod my head confirming. “Yes, she screamed after someone said I’m going to have fun with you,’’ I tell them. “She must have pocket dialled my number, so whatever happened she had enough time to do that. She must have felt safe at one point before she started to dial me.’’
“Can you give us a description so we can have other patrol cars on the lookout?’’
“You can’t miss her,’’ I reply harshly, not meaning to. “She’s just over seven months pregnant, she has blonde hair to here, and is stunning. She’s wearing a pair of grey jeans, I know because we bought them yesterday, her other clothes were getting too tight. These were maternity jeans,’’ I croak out. “She’s got a white tank top with her cream cardigan.’’
“Does she have any tattoos? Scars?’’
“No,’’ I shake my head at them, feeling more and more dejected with each question they throw my way.
“Right. Is there anyone you can think of who would want to hurt her?’’
“Her mother,’’ her dad scoffs and I whip my eyes to his in alarm.
“Her mother? You think her mother would hurt her?’’ I ask utterly shocked.