Chapter 7

Joseph Lachlan

*Flashback*

{A few hours before Joseph found Mary}

“Uncle, you called me?” I ask as I peek my head into his office. I was working on one of the shipments when I got a call from Uncle Albert, and he asked me to come to his office right away. I rushed here in half an hour; I couldn’t think of a single thing he would like to talk to me about. Aunt Florence was the only one in the McKinnon family who I think genuinely liked me. Joshua had his moments, but he was family.

“Yes, I did. I need your help,” he says as he motions me to take a seat in front of him. “This might not come as a surprise to you, but Mary started this fight with Joshua and then ran away without an explanation.”

My heart stopped beating as I processed the information.

“And from what I’ve heard, Mary is quite close to you. Joshua said you are like a loyal dog to her.” He laughs while I smile a little. Not liking what is being said, but I can’t speak up. “So I’d like you to get her back.”

My eyes widen as I