Colt POV “You look like you haven’t slept these last two days.” Just looking at Jacob, his eyes were sunken, he was quick to anger and he was even fidgety. “I think you mean three days.” Jacob rolled his eyes at me. It was in fact Thursday. The last three days have been a bust. There was no direc
The back door squeaked as Jacob slowly opened it. “SHIT!” Jacob yelled and jumped back as a racoon ran through the door, between his legs and into the woods. “Little jumpy?” I couldn’t hide my smile but I did have to bite the inside of my cheek to avoid laughing. “Fuck off.” Jacob said as he wal
“Colt, you should come see this!” Jacob yelled from down the stairs. “Coming.” I said back. Tucking the picture under my arm, I gave this room one last glance before heading down the stairs. “Most of the house is bare. There is evidence someone has been here but nothing much. There is empty toil
“No. I didn’t.” It felt strange but I knew when to call it. Pulling out my phone, I hit Alec’s number. “Yeah?” Alec answered after the first ring. “We found the house but I need Ice to look at it.” There was a loud silence on the other end before some murmuring. “Hello?” Ice’s voice came on th
“I knew that. I mean, why did you send her in there to allow her to see how women were probably tortured and killed? Would you ask me to go in there?” “Fuck no. You will never step food in that house.” I was aware of the double standard that was going on but I couldn’t help it. My sister was not t
“I don’t really know.” We started walking upstairs. Going to the front door, I stood in front of it. “From this point of view, everything looks nice. A flower in the vase over there. Picture on the wall over here. Almost welcoming. The most direct route to the stairs, everything is still looking pre
As soon as my feet hit the floor, it was like a heaviness that filled the air. The more I moved the flashlight around, the more uneasy I started to feel. Exposed wires lined the walls, marking on the wood ceiling were more like witch craft than kid drawings. Boxes were shoved in the corner. There
As soon as I saw him, we made eye contact and…. nothing. No bond snapped into place. It was like everything collapsed around me and it was just Colt and I. except I wasn’t happy, the exact opposite actually. I was completely heartbroken. The man I loved with every fiber of my being was looking at me