Micaiah “f**k!” I shouted to the top of my lung while flipping the coffee table. Everything on top of it flew out to f*****g everywhere. I couldn’t f*****g believe this happened. f*****g again. God-f*****g-damn it. I cursed like a f*****g sailor. Venus was gone, again, from me. And what made it worse? It happened in my f*****g office, right under my f*****g nose. My breathing became heavy, my teeth were gritting to hold back the anger, and turning my eyes to the sofa. Venus’ bag was still there, along with her new phone. I turned to Asher and Tyler behind me. “Find her. I will try to find her too.” “We know you will find her first, Micah. You’ve marked her.” Yes, I had. But it was going to be useless if they put a barrier around her. “Just look around, I think she’s still close.”

