MIA’S POV
I froze.
“Robert Carter reported his daughter missing to the police.”
The words echoed in my mind like a slow drumbeat.
Heavy.
Unbelievable.
“That doesn’t make sense,” I whispered.
My father never worried about me. Not like a normal parent would. If anything, my absence usually meant peace for him.
He certainly wouldn’t call the police.
Not unless there was something in it for him.
Ethan didn’t look surprised.
If anything, he appeared mildly irritated.
“How long ago?” he asked David.
“Thirty minutes,” David replied.
My heart began racing.
“He thinks I’m missing?”
David glanced at me briefly before answering.
“Not exactly.”
I frowned.
“What does that mean?”
David hesitated, looking at Ethan as if asking permission.
Ethan exhaled slowly.
“Tell her.”
David str
