John got the call from Luke; Cassie was gone. No one knew where she was. Liam had discovered her absence. Once the alarm sounded, the house went into chaos. Kelly was locked in with Tim playing board games in an attempt to keep him occupied, safe and most of all, oblivious to what was going on. Nancy called the police in. A search of the house had already begun. They looked for any clues to her disappearance. The only thing notable was that Cassie’s car was gone. John’s guts twisted and turned as he rushed home. His heart was going to explode in his chest. Where was she? What had happened to her? But in his gut he knew, by the fact that her car was missing, she’d done it again; she’d gone off, alone, to deal with Marcus, to protect Tim. He nearly smashed his fist through a wall as he rea

