Fractured (Josie) novel Chapter 245

Chapter 0245 

“I’d have told you to fuck off and walked away,” I growl, angry at the thought of Dillon doing that to my daughte “I’d have followed and tried to convince you, what would you do then?” Josie asks. 

“You are doing this the wrong way,” Luke interrupts. “He was not raised like us. He probably knows about Greys, but he may not know about bonds. Josie, what would you have done if I’d approached you at 17 and said you were like me, and I was destined to be bonded to you for life?” 

“I’d have been scared and gone into the most public place could find,” she says, scanning our surroundings.” Let’s assume most of these places were not open yet,” she adds, and then her eyes narrow on a fast food place across the road. “There, it’s open 24/7, I’d have gone in there to talk,” she points. 

“Then let’s start there,” Luke nods and we follow him. 

Harper is not there, but after showing the staff a picture of her, a few of them think they remember her coming in with a boy early this morning. The manager refuses to let us view the CCTV without the police, and it takes all ty self–control not to threaten her or just use my gifts to hold her in place whilst we take a look. I contact Deacon and tell him to get here as soon as possible, and we take a seat at one of the tables whilst we wait. 

Axel’s phone starts ringing, and he looks at the screen with a frown before answering 

“Hello,” he says before pausing to listen. 

“Yes it is. Thank you for calling, let me put you on speaker so we can all hear you,” he says and then places the phone in the middle of the table. “It’s Archie.” 

I want to ask who the fuck Archie is, but Josie pulls the phone closer to her, eager to talk to him. 

“Archie, thank you for calling. I’m Harper’s mum. She used my phone to call you on your birthday. Have you heard from her since?” Josie asks. 

“No, I haven’t, but she promised to call me again tomorrow. My teacher said Harper is missing in the human realm. I can come and help look for her if someone can pick me up,” he says, and I notice a few people on the table next to us start to watch us curiously: I give them a stare, and they quickly look away. 

“Thank you, but I’m not sure that there’s much you can do right now. If she contacts you, can you call this number right away?” Josie asks. 

“Yes, I will. I hope she is okay. If there is anything else I can do, then just give me a call,” he says, and Josie thanks him before ending the call with a sigh. 

“Is that the boy she thinks is her bond?” I ask, working hard to keep my tone calm. 

“Yes, but she hasn’t told him, so don’t mention anything. Can someone try my phone again?” Josie asks. 

Axel tries to call it, but it goes straight to voicemail. Deacon arrives shortly after and within a minute we are all huddled in an office in the back of the restaurant watching on a small screen. It is filled with multiple sma videos, each one from a different angle of the restaurant and kitchen. 

“There,” Luke says, pointing to one of the small squares on the screen and the security guy makes the small square full–size on the screen. 

My heart squeezes as I watch my beautiful daughter take a seat with the boy from the water park. She talks animatedly and he nods. 

“Is there any sound?” I ask, desperate to know what she is saying. 

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