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The thought sent him in a near run to the nurse’s station. “Excuse me. My wife was brought in earlier. She went to the waiting room with my son, Dr. Carter. Can you page him? We’re about to leave, and I can’t find either of them.”
“Sure,” the nurse said with a smile as she picked up the receiver on the phone. A second later the page came over the PA system.
Grant twisted to eye the hall, expecting to see them appear at any moment. After five minutes, no one had appeared.
“I sent a private page, too. He’s not answering,” the nurse said with a shrug. “He’s not on call, though.”
“Thanks,” Grant said as his stomach churned. “I’ll call his cell phone again.”
He turned away from her, his vision narrowing as he dialed Kyle’s number again and pressed the phone to his ear. There was still no response.
“Kyle, call me when you get this. I can’t find you or Julia. I’m just a little worried.”
He ended the call before he strode into his daughter’s room.
“Well?” she asked as she unraveled a pair of scrubs. “Where is she? I’m ready to blow this joint.”
“I…don’t know.”
“What do you mean you don’t know? It’s a hospital, not a maze.”
“I went to the waiting room, and they weren’t there. I tried calling Kyle, no answer. I had the nurse page him, and he never answered.”
Sierra froze as she held the pair of pants out in front of her. “What does that mean?”
The same question loomed in Grant’s mind, but he couldn’t find the answer. The only thing his mind centered on was the sinking suspicion that Kyle had crossed another line and taken his wife with him.
“Maybe…they went home. Maybe Julia wasn’t feeling well, and Kyle took her home.”
Sierra offered him a dubious glance. “Right. I’m sure that happened.”
“I don’t know, Sierra. I have no idea. It’s not like Julia to leave without saying something to someone, but…Kyle can be persuasive. Maybe she was in pain, and he convinced her to go home.”
“Well, then we’d better get out of here and go check.”
“Don’t rush. I’ll call Worthington.” He pressed the phone to his ear again as the line trilled.
“Mr. Harrington, I have everything prepared for your arrival.”
“Thanks, we’ll be home soon. Is there any chance Julia is already there with Kyle?”
“Not to my knowledge, sir, but I will check.”
“Thanks.” Grant slid the phone away from his lips to address Sierra. “He’s checking.”
Grant waited, holding his breath as he heard a knock on the door. Worthington called out to Julia. A door creaked open before the man’s voice sounded in his ear again. “I’m sorry, sir, she is not in her room.”
He slid his eyes closed as his chest tightened. “Check Kyle’s just to be certain.”
“I have. Neither of them appear to be here.”
His knuckles tightened around the phone as the reality of the situation set in. Julia was nowhere to be found.
“Shall I notify the police, sir?”
“No, call Max. Have him track Kyle’s phone. Find him.” Grant jabbed at the end call button as his heart raced.
“She’s not there?” a scrub-clad Sierra asked.
