Page 21 of Escaping the King
We all were.
Well—I shouldn't say I was.I mean, I was pissed that he'd fucked the nanny on Giselle's couch.That was a fucking horrible decision.
But the fact that Stefan had fucked someone else actually helped my cause.Which was to get Stefan to fuck the hell off.So I could marry Giselle and have her all to myself.
Leave it to my brother to put the final nail in the coffin on that.Or more like in the nanny.
Sophia was a hot commodity.You'd have to be blind not to notice her pretty face and generous curves.
But she absolutely paled in comparison to Giselle.
My brother was a fucking idiot.
Thank God.
But at least now things would end up how they were supposed to.
With Giselle as my wife.And Dani as my daughter.
Dani's room was empty, too.I took a quick sweep with my eyes and noticed Dani's bunny was gone.That kid never went anywhere without it.
Something began coiling up in my gut.I didn't like this one bit.
I strode out of Dani's room and down the hall into the kitchen.I didn't see any signs of dirty dishes from breakfast.The sink was dry and so was the rag that hung over the faucet.
No empty sippy cups tossed in the sink or sitting on the counter, either.
Where the fuck were they?
I pulled my phone out of my pocket and walked to the front window.Her car was gone.I peered down at my phone.No new messages.
Not one.
Immediately, I started texting Giselle.“Where are you?”I sent it and waited for a reply.
The only time I took my eyes off the phone was to stare at the half-burned couch still sitting in her front yard.I'd have to deal with that today.
After Giselle texted me back.
A minute later and still no response.I texted again.“Where are you?Text me back so I know you're okay.”
Part of me felt like I was overreacting.And part of me felt like calling in a code red to the family.
I took a deep breath and waited.
They were likely fine.Maybe out on some errand or over at Nick and Eve's.
When ten minutes had passed, and Giselle hadn't responded—I called Nick.
He answered on the third ring.Before he said a word, I cut in, “Are Giselle and Dani over there?”
He breathed out a sigh.“Fuck if I know.I was asleep.”He yawned and I heard Eve's voice in the background ask, “Who is it?”
Nick answered her, “Carlo.He's wondering if Giselle and Dani are over here.”
A small pause and then Eve said, “Why would they be over here?”
I couldn't help the “Fuck!”that exited my mouth.That coiling in my stomach grew tighter.
