Chapter 45

I feel like I should know what the matter is without her having to say it out loud but God help me, I really can't come up with anything. I barely even know the kid. I ignore him at the meetings. Though he never stopped trying to get my attention. Fucking Marcus just brought him in from God knows where and I didn't like that this was a kid at an appropriate age for Amelia and they already knew each other. Classmates.

"Linc." Amelia whispers. Then I see the moisture glistening in her eyes and I allow my control slip. I jump off the bed in an instant, Amelia's eyes flare with panic.

"What are you doing? Where are you going? Linc?" I tug on my pants, ignoring her. I need to find Tyler and I need to find him right now. Marcus said he didn't show up to work but he must know where he lives. I do a mental check to see if I have Marcus's contact on my personal phone. I doubt it. But I could reach Charlotte at the office and ask for it.

If Amelia is too scared to tell me, then I w