What did they do to her? What has she endured in the past few hours while she’s been captive here? Why did they want her in the first place?
“Theo?” Alex calls, having not seen what’s stopped me.
Seb has though, because he’s stopped with his phone to his ear and is staring right at Emmie as well.
“Go to her,” I tell him. “Then come catch up with me later.”
He looks back at me and then at his cousin again.
His face twists as he tries to decide who needs him more, but I don’t allow him any longer to debate it.
With one final look at Emmie, I rip my eyes away and continue forward.
“Go,” I bark when Alex doesn’t immediately start to move once more, and although my body screams at me to do so, I never look back. I can’t, because if I lay my eyes on her again, I won’t be able to do the right thing and walk away.