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“Where is she?” Before I wait for a reply, I sprint back the way I came.
“She’s gone, Alexei.” His voice sounds so…final.
“No. She’s not dead.” Faster I bolt through the trees, my arms pushing limbs out of the way as they lash against my face.
“Alexei!” he yells. “We found her shoe.”
It doesn’t matter. I run until my lungs burn and my legs feel like they’re going to give out.
If I’m fast enough, I’ll catch her.
A thick arm snakes out and whips across my chest.
I almost strike out at whoever stopped me. They’re keeping me from her.
She’s mine.
My Lara.
“Alexei! Come on!” Jax wraps his thick biceps around me, squeezing me against the urge to keep going. “We need to make a plan,” he grunts into my ear as I squirm.
“No! I’ll find her!” My voice cracks.
I don’t know a world without her.
She’s always there. It’s me who goes. Off on jobs. Off on adventures.
Lara is where I leave her. She’s my anchor.
My base.
Tears stream down my face as the struggle starts to leave my body.
I can’t stop looking for her. “She has to be here.”
“We’ll find her. I promise.” Jax lets me go and watches me. “You good?” His dark eyebrows knot.
I nod. It’s all I can do.
“Okay, let’s head back.” His hand sits on my shoulder as we walk.
I feel like I’ve lost every purpose I’ve ever known.
My chest is empty.
I didn’t know she filled it like this. It aches.
We get back to the tables where Sofia and Mila look up at us.
Jax holds up the high heel he found.
It’s her favorite. She never would have taken that off, especially not in the dirt.
Nikolai runs his hand over his jaw. “She’s been taken.”
CHAPTER 15
LARA
