Chapter 142

Alec's POV

I stomped out of her room and ran down the stairs where Jeremy was waiting for me. "How could she.." I interrupted him because I knew what he wanted to ask. I gave him a dirty look. "That's what I'm trying to figure out."

Since my guards weren't doing their job and they didn't notice anything, she could only have run away to the back. I headed for the living room, but couldn't see anything unusual. I went to the closed patio door and banged on it, but instead of resisting, it opened.

"Damn bitch!" I shouted at the top of my lungs. She's smart, you have to give her that. She didn't leave the door open but locked it again from the outside so that no one would suspect anything. I had to smile slightly, but my face immediately changed. when I noticed Jaden in the corner of my eye.

"Do you have a lead?" I asked greedily. One look at his face told me the answer.

"Not yet. We don't know which direction she went. That's why we're