Page 144 of Only With Me
“It is? She rushed outta here as soon as she heard her dad was in the hospital.”
“Where the hell is she?” I spin around, ripping at my hair.
“Maybe she got a ride from her friend.”
I turn back around and meet her eyes. “What friend? Who?”
“I dunno his name just that he’s been visitin’ her all week.”
My heart drops into my gut.
“What’s he look like?” Wilder asks.
“Uh…brown hair, clean-shaved jawline…short.”
“How short?” I quickly ask.
“Five-nine, five-ten?”
“Motherfucker,” I hiss. “Was his name Emery?”
She shrugs. “She never told me. Just that they had a date a few weeks ago.”
Why the hell wouldn’t she tell me that he was coming to her job?
“Thanks, Ashley. Wilder, let’s go.”
I storm out and call Delilah back.
“Hey, did ya find her?”
“Not yet. Do you know her friend, Natalie?” I ask urgently.
“Yeah, of course.”
“Any chance you have her number?”
“Yeah, what’s this about?”
“Natalie tracks her location. I need you to ask if she can see Harlow’s location. Assuming she still has her phone with her, Natalie might be able to see where he took her.”
“Where who took her?”
“A guy named Emery. They met on a dating app, but according to Harlow’s manager, he’s been showing up here,” I explain, pacing back and forth in the parking lot. “Her truck is still here.”
“Oh my God. She never said anything to you?”
“No.” I clench my jaw. “But if he’s been stalkin’ her, who knows what else he’s capable of.”
“I’m texting Natalie right now, hold on.”
After what feels like an eternity, Delilah finally gets a response. “Natalie sent me her location. It’s pinging at…” She pauses. “That can’t be right. It says she’s at Murphy’s ranch.”
“Jake’s parent’s house?” I ask in disbelief.
“Yeah…why the hell would she be there?”
Good fucking question.
