Chapter 143. You Are Now Safe

Ezra’s POV

The clock kept ticking, but each tick felt like a hammer hitting my chest. I was pacing the police station repeatedly, clenching my hands and unclenching my fists. My mind was racing, and every single image of Layla made me fidgety.

“Sir, please sit down, if you can,” one of the officers said quietly.

I shook my head. “I can’t. Do something. I need you to find her before it’s too late.”

Another officer stepped in front of me. “Mr. Reed, we have dispatched a team of agents. We have been analyzing the signal from one of the stolen phones recovered from the ambush location. We will locate her,” he said.

I leaned into the officer with narrowed eyes. “You don’t get it; you need to hurry. Chloe is not rational. If she’s with Layla, anything could happen.”

“Ezra,” the Detective said firmly, “we’re doing everything we can. We just need a little more time.”

“I don’t have the luxury of time!” I snapped. “Layla doesn’t have the luxury