CATHERINE
The moment Ronald parked in his driveway, I bolted out of the car and into the house. My heart was racing, mixed with relief and anger when u spotted Ellie.
She was spread out on his living room couch, thumbing the remote with a bored expression, without a care in the world.
I blew out a sharp, annoyed breath before forcing my feet to move. “Elaine Abigail Reynolds.”
I saw her go still, then her head snapped to me. Her eyes widened for half a second before she… rolled her eyes at me.
Anger flared in my chest.
I’d been raging this town like a madwoman, worrying about whether or not she’d been stuffed into a duffle bag and here she was goofing around.
My footsteps thundered in the space as I stormed to where she was, stopping right between her and the television. I folded
