I smooth a hand down her shiny blonde hair and kiss her forehead. I can’t, sweetheart, but I’ll be sure to tell her how much you miss her when I see her.
Tati nods slowly, but then her lip begins to tremble with renewed force, and she bursts into tears. I try to lift her face, but she won’t respond to my touch. She buries her face in the blankets, and when I leave her room, I feel useless. Helpless.
Without really thinking, I pick up my phone.
Lawrence answers on the first ring.
I give him a brief update on Courtney’s situation, telling him what little I know. “I have my men searching everywhere, but I don’t know anything yet. I don’t know where she’s or if she’s alive or if I will ever find her, and I’m … I’m … ”
The man’s words catch me off guard, and I shake my head. “Excuse me?”
