"You're hurting me! Have you lost your mind, Grant? Let go!" Sophie cried, tears springing to her eyes.
He didn't seem to hear her. His grip only tightened.
"I asked you where she is. Answer me!"
Sophie pointed toward the store, her words coming out in a stammer.
"She was... she was just inside. She said her husband wouldn't even give her 500 dollars for living expenses, and then she headed toward the side door..."
Grant released her as if he had been burned. He shoved open the driver's door, left the keys in the car, and sprinted toward the convenience store.
"Elena! Elena!"
He burst through the glass door and raced down the aisles, searching behind every shelf.
But the familiar figure was nowhere to be found.
The only thing that had been left behind was my SIM card, snapped in t
