Chapter 18

Christian POV

I make my way back home while Brody sings along in the back seat, his excitement over his field trip tomorrow still bubbling away while all I can do is wonder what’s going on at the house.

Fuck she’s been missing for two days well three days if you include the time the kids spent alone and now when she finally decides to reappear she’s causing trouble. I hope the girls aren’t witnessing her acting like this because that’s the last thing they need.

I turn off the main road and onto the dirt trail that leads to the farm when my cell phone starts buzzing in my pocket again. I pull over to answer it just in case it’s Tom again but when I check the screen a number flashes across it but no name and as much as I want to ignore it right now I can’t, I’m waiting on phone calls regarding the kids and I can’t risk missing their calls.

“Hello.”

“Hello, may I speak with Mr. Bowen please?”

“This is Mr. Bowen.”

“Mr. Bowen my name is Sa