Epilogue
“Hey, baby, Devon’s here to talk to you,” Cason said.
She ran up and hugged Devon. “Hi.
“Hi, yourself. I wanted to talk to you about Emma.”
“Okay. She’s the maid I told you about. She was the one who warned me and then had me hide in her trunk to get me out. She let me out in the back of Cason’s building because she thought she was being followed. I’m hoping nothing happened to her. She was always so nice to me. I think she would have made a great friend, but it was forbidden for the servants to talk to us unless asked a question. Isn’t that pitiful?”
“I think so, too,” Devon told her.
“I just hope she’s okay, but I wouldn’t know how to find out.”
“I’m going to try,” Devon said. “Can you tell me what you know about her?”
“She’s about my age, pretty, with dark hair and eyes, and her first name is Emma. I’m not positive, but her last name could be Hammond. That’s all I know. Isn’t that pitiful, Daddy?”
Cason grinned. Since she had been hanging with the other girls, everything was pitiful. Travis told him it went in phases. Next week it might be something totally different.
“Yes, baby, that is pitiful. Let’s let Devon take care of that.”
She nodded. “Good. I worry about her every day.”
“Knowing Devon, he’ll find her rather quickly.”
Lacey gave Devon one more hug and walked away.
Cason studied his friend’s uneasy expression. “What’s up?”
“I found a missing person report about an Emma Hammond. Her aunt who lives in a retirement home is the one who reported her missing. She told the police that Emma had never missed a day to come visit her.”
“Shit.” Cason’s stomach twisted. Being in law enforcement most of his life, he’d have to guess Emma was killed or caught and sold.
“Yeah, it gets worse. She went missing that same day she helped Lacey escape, and she hasn’t been found yet.”
“So her chances of surviving are pretty slim?”
Devon nodded.
Cason wiped a hand down his face. “Shit, how the hell am I going to tell Lacey this? It will break her heart.”
“Hold off for a while. I’ll keep looking.” Devon patted his shoulder and left.
Cason sighed. He would definitely be praying for a miracle. At that moment, his main goal was to keep growing his business but, most importantly, keep Lacey safe and happy. The main thing he needed to stay content was a blissful wife.
The End