She frantically rushed outside, her fingers trembling as she dialed Ethan’s number again and again. He didn’t pick up. Before she could try once more, her phone buzzed with another message sent from her dad’s phone by someone else.
“If you try to be smart or tell your husband, you will never see your adoptive mom and dad ever again.”
Her breath hitched. Tears blurred her vision so badly that she didn’t even see someone in her way until she collided with a solid chest.
It was Jacob.
“What happened, Violet? Why are you crying? Is everything-----”
She didn’t let him finish. She pushed him away roughly, desperation taking over as she looked around for a taxi like a person drowning and grabbing at anything.
But Jacob didn’t give up, not this time, not when she was clearly shaking.
He gra
