Chapter 5

Abigail was still missing.

The news spread online, and people everywhere were worried.

And her father?

Edward didn't show up at the police station until noon the next day.

He looked like he'd been drained of everything.

There were lipstick smudges on the collar of his white shirt, and he was wearing disposable hotel slippers.

Edward's father saw the state he was in and slapped him across the face on the spot.

Edward didn't even react. He just scanned the crowd in a panic.

And when he finally found me—a mess in the corner, hair tangled, face pale—he practically fell…