Page 105 of Hard to Handle
“Soon,” I assured him.“In the meantime, let me know if you guys need anything.”
“Yeah.And … thanks.For backin’ us up.”
“That’s what family’s for,” I said with a smirk.
I got a genuine smile from my cousin in return.
After finishing up with Wolfe, I turned to find Reagan, realizing the table we’d been sitting at was empty.
“You see where Reagan went?”I asked Wolfe.
My cousin glanced around, then shook his head.“No.You see Amy?”
A sense of foreboding took hold of me, my insides going cold as I frantically searched for both women, not seeing either of them anywhere.
“I’m gonna go look outside,” I told Wolfe, trying to keep the panic down.
“I’ll have Donna check the restroom.”
I nodded, then headed toward the front doors.
My heart nearly came out of my throat when I saw Reagan talking to Darrell in the parking lot.Taking a deep breath, I pushed open the door and stepped out into the warm evening air.
Without pausing, I walked right over to Reagan, this time putting my arm around her shoulder.I didn’t give a shit if it made me appear possessive.I had to touch her in that moment, my fear subsiding somewhat.
“Thanks,” Reagan told Darrell, smiling.“I really appreciate all that you’re doin’.”
“Thank this guy,” Darrell said, nodding to me.“He’s definitely lookin’ out for you.”
Reagan peered up at me and this time she didn’t appear angry.A little more tension left my shoulders.
That somewhat easy feeling didn’t last long when Wolfe came barreling out of the diner.
“You see Amy?”he yelled.
I looked at Reagan, hoping she had an answer for him.
“She was at the table when I left her,” Reagan told Wolfe.“She’s not inside?”
“No,” Wolfe growled.
A second later, Rhys came storming out the door.“She’s not out back.”
“Where the fuck is she?”Wolfe hollered, clearly not talking to anyone specific.
And for the first time in my life, I saw true terror on my cousin’s face.
Reagan
I steered the truck into the parking lot of the Cedar Door store.
“Stay here,” Lynx ordered.“Lemme grab Cope and then we’ll keep lookin’.”
Before I could get it in park, Lynx was hopping out of the truck, running toward the side entrance.
As though it would help, I scanned the area, looking for Amy.After another trek through the diner, searching high and low, we hadn’t been able to locate her.It was as though she’d vanished and everyone was in a panic.
I wasn’t sure I'd ever seen grown men look as terrified as my brother and Wolfe had.Not even the Walkers had tried to console them.Instead, everyone had gone their separate ways, hopping in trucks so they could start scouring the area.No one had bothered to say what everyone was thinking, though.If that madman got his hands on Amy…
