Page 53 of Healer’s Betrayal

I shake my head. “Why would I stand here and give you information about him when we can just go find him? We shouldn’t be here; we should be out there, searching for him.”

Bryce meets my gaze. “When did you leave him in her care?”

“Early this morning.” My voice is barely a whisper.

His face is grim. “Then she’s got a huge headstart on us.”

Raechel walks over to me and puts a hand on my arm. “Max is already on his way to your place to see what he can find out. We'll find your brother.”

Ava nods. “Bryce’s team is the best; they’ll find him.”

Bryce’s phone rings, and he looks at me. “That’s my tech guy. He’s going to ask you some questions about Noah; he’s the best.” He answers the phone a second later and puts it on speakerphone. “Leo, you’re on speakerphone. She's right here.”

“Hi, Kayla. I need all the information you can give me on your brother first and then on Alicia,” the voice on the phone says.

“Renee,” Jackson corrects.

“Renee,” Leo amends.

“What’s your brother’s full name?”

“Noah Michael Brenner.”

“How old is he?”

“Seven.”

“Description?”

“Small for his age, brown hair, long on top; he needs a haircut. Brown eyes. Serious.”

“What clothes was he wearing when he was taken?” Those words land like a physical blow to my chest. I can’t believe I’m being asked these questions. “Kayla?” I force myself to think about it.

“I don't know. He was wearing pajamas when I left him this morning.” My voice cracks on the words, and I put a hand over my heart trying to ease the pain. “He would be wearing just a t-shirt and black pants probably.”

“Do you know what kind of car Alicia or Renee is currently driving?”

“She drives a little black car; I don’t know the make and model.”

“That’s okay,” he says. “Four door?”

“Yes.”

“How long has she been babysitting for you?”

I think back. “Almost since the beginning. We met her a day or two after we moved here.”

“Which was how long ago?” he asks.

“A little over two months ago.”

“You don’t happen to have an updated photo of her, do you?”

I swallow. “No.”

“And your brother? Can you send a recent photo of him to Bryce, and he’ll get it to me.”

I nod and then remember he can’t see me. “I will. Do you think you can find him?”