Page 104 of An Unexpected Home

“We will,” Logan assured him, arms on his shoulders. “But Bran, you need to step back and start thinking like the cop you are and not the boyfriend.”

He swallowed. “I don’t know if I can separate the two.”

“Leah needs you too.”

He knew his brother was right. But knowing he was right and figuring out how to separate the two were completely different things. But he was going to try his damndest.

“Let’s go.” Logan followed him outside. “We’ll take your car,” he said and jumped in the driver's side. Logan handed him his keys once he was in and Brandon took off.

“What’s the plan?” Logan asked as he sped down the road.

“I’m going to the studio, I want everyone else safe.”

“I’m gonna call Tony.” Logan began to dial his phone. “I think it might be good to have an extra person around to help out.”

“Good idea.” Logan had a short conversation with Tony and when he hung up Brandon dialed Tim on his own phone.

“Tim,” he said when he picked up. “Meet me at the studio ASAP.” That was all he said before hanging up.

Pulling into the studio, the car was barely in park before he jumped out and ran inside, Logan hot on his heels.

“Bran,” Carly said as soon as he was in the door. “I am so sorry. I had no idea she would leave.”

Both she and Melanie wore matching looks of despair. “I have to think positive,” he told them, “and hope that maybe she is just out shopping, or I don’t know, taking a walk.”

“We’ve called her hundreds of times,” Melanie said.

He had also been calling her, with no luck.

Tim walked in. “What’s wrong?”

“Leah is missing,” Logan filled him in.

“Shit,” Tim swore. “For how long?”

“Just about an hour,” Brandon answered.

“Well, that’s not that long. Are you sure she isn’t just somewhere that she can’t be reached?”

Brandon shook his head. “Somehow Will Huntington got into my house and knocked me out. I was tied up for the last hour or so. And she left here about the same time,” he passed Tim the note Leah had written, “so I know he has her.”

“Okay,” Tim said in his ‘ready to work’ voice.

“I didn’t see her car outside,” Brandon said to Carly and Mel. “Did you all ride together or did she drive separately today.”

“We all rode together but in her car,” Mel answered. “Mine was still here from yesterday.”

“So that means she was in her car and since it’s not at my house, Will must have gotten to her in the car.”

“I’ll put a BOLO out on the car,” Tim said and walked away.

“I’m gonna go into town and start questioning people to see if anyone saw her or her car.”

“I’ll do that,” a voice said and he turned to find Tony and Ray. “You need to be running point on this,” Ray said. “So I can do the leg work.”

“And I can stay with Logan and the girls,” Tony added.

He could sense that Carly wanted to protest, but he didn’t have time to worry about her and what did or didn’t irritate her.

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