Sebastian
I pace the length of my office, my footsteps heavy against the polished floor. My jaw is clenched so tightly it hurts, but I don’t care.
My thoughts are racing, each one more frantic than the last.
"Find out where that video was taken," I bark at my assistant. My voice comes out sharper than I intended, but I don’t have the patience to care.
She nods briskly, her eyes wide with urgency, and rushes out without another word. The door shuts behind her, leaving me and eric alone with the deafening silence and my pounding heart.
Then, Eric’s voice explodes through the quiet, his phone pressed tightly to his ear.
"She's alive, Dad!" His voice cracks with raw emotion. "She's alive!"
I freeze.
Eric lowers the phone slowly, his fingers trembling, and turns to face me. A wid
