NICHOLAS
I gritted my teeth, ignoring the weight in my chest. I saw red when I pulled up to the estate, expecting to see Emily in the kitchen. News flash… I didn’t. So I went to her room. Checked her room. Empty. No clothes. No notes. No signs of a struggle. Just… gone.
It felt like my whole world crumbled. I barked orders to the security guards, telling them to search every inch of the house. I’d gone to the control room to find my men knocked out.
My first thought was that someone had gotten to her. One of my many list of enemies. But then I watched the footage. Sneaky little devil.
She left.
That voice, the one I spent years trying to kill in myself, came slithering back.
Of course she did. What did you think was going to happen?
I rubbed a hand over my face, hating how hollow I
