Find Them

ALEX FROZE WHEN the alarm echoed through the warehouse.

“What the fuck is that?!” Panic seized her, and she came rushing to the room where they left Vince and Vera. She knew the alarms wouldn’t ring if not because of those stubborn kids of Vivienne.

Her heart pounded as she sprinted down the dark hallway, the noise growing louder with every step.

She knew exactly what it meant. The kids were gone.

When she reached the room where Vince and Vera had been held, her worst fears were confirmed.

The ropes that had once bound them lay discarded on the floor, and the small window above the stacked chairs was wide open, letting in the cold night air.

Alex’s face twisted with fury.

"Albert! Ruel!" she screamed, her voice laced with rage. "Get in here now!"

Within seconds, Albert and Ruel came crashing into the room, their faces pale and worried. They had heard the alarm too and knew something had gone terribly wrong.

"What happened?" Albert panted, his eyes darting around the room, quickl