"I'm starting to think they got lost and can't find their way back," Caleb Calloway said.
"Probably not. Lord Ronan has plenty of experience surviving in environments like this; there's no reason he'd get lost. It could be..." As a police officer, Charles Jacobs was particularly sensitive to these matters. He stopped mid-sentence, glanced at Jace Lennox, and clamped his mouth shut.
"I'm sure Phoebe is fine. Why don't we wait a little longer? I believe she'll come back safe and sound," Millie Sanders said in a very thoughtful tone.
In truth, she couldn't wait for something bad to happen to Phoebe Faulkner!
She had originally planned to deal with Phoebe Faulkner later that night.
But now, it looked like that wouldn't be necessary.
And just as Millie Sanders finished speaking, Jace Lennox—who had been struggling to control his emotions and force himself to stay put—suddenly took off, striding purposefully up the mountain.
At that moment, the only thing on his mind was her safety.
