Chapter 44 West
Ipage Garrett.
If this fucker has her, I’ll end him.
Nick told me to keep it cool, but the second Garrett walks into my office, all thoughts of being nice leave.
“Sit,” I command.
He walks over to the chair in front of my desk as if nothing is fucking wrong. I slam the photo down, but his face remains neutral.
“Where is she?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” He swipes the photo from my desk and puts it in his pocket, and I slam my hands down, getting right in his face, but he doesn’t so much as flinch.
“Don’t fucking play with me, Montgomery.”
His chin lifts in defiance, and it takes all my willpower not to fucking knock him out right here.
“Garrett, you need to tell us where she is. You are not your brother.”
Nick enters the office, and finally, Garrett’s face cracks.
“Don’t you dare compare me to Adam! He wanted to hurt her, I only want to save her!”
“Where is she, son?”
“I can’t tell you that.”
I’ve fucking had it. Time is of the essence here.
“WHERE THE FUCK IS SHE?!” I scream, getting in his face.
“She’s safe! And she’s mine!” He jumps from the chair, staring me down, and I swallow the bile that’s creeping higher and higher.
“Garrett, you need to tell us where she is.” Nick approaches him calmly, but he shakes his head.
“You’ll never find her.”
All I see is red. Ripping the computer from my desk, I throw it against the wall, smashing it into pieces.
“Fine. You don’t want to tell me. I’ll search your house, your computer, your phone. Everything, until I have her.”
With that, I storm out of the office, leaving Cade to arrest him.
My blood pumps with adrenaline on the drive to his house. I’m so close I can feel it.
She could be there.
Jerking my car to a stop, I fly out the door before I’m kicking in his.
“Jade!” I yell, stepping inside. “Baby, are you here?” I run through the house, searching every room and crevice. Coming up empty, my body deflates.
Where could she be?
I believe him when he said she’s safe. I don’t think he wanted to hurt her, and that gives me hope. I throw a lamp against the wall when someone enters inside.
“Tell me what to do,” Nick demands, ready to help.
“Find her.”
We search up and down, leaving nothing unturned. Something here has to tell us where he’s keeping her.
“Hey, Sheriff? You might want to see this,” Nick says, walking over to me with a paper in his hand.
It’s a deed to a cabin. It’s about an hour from here and deep in the hills.
The perfect place to hide her.
I rip the papers from his hand and bolt to my car, leaving Nick behind in dust.
Flicking my sirens on, I speed to the cabin as fast as I can.
My heart thumps, and a weight feels like it’s been lifted.
“I’m coming, baby.”