Elle*One hour earlier*He’s not here.I stare at the empty warehouse as I come to the chilling conclusion that my husband has somehow disappeared.Gone.“Elle,” Cillian calls for me, but I can barely register his voice or anything else.One chance.We had one chance, and we blew it.He’s gone.It’s too late.A hand settles gently on my shoulder, and I lift my gaze to find Cillian staring down at me, pity etched across his face.God, I feel so stupid.What made me think this was going to be easy? What made me believe I could walk in here, clutching a gun I’d only just learned how to use, and somehow still save him?The confidence I forced myself to wear crumbles, leaving nothing but the crushing weight of hopelessness.“He’s gone,” He’s gone, and we have no way of finding him.I turn to face Cillian, who looks almost as distraught as I do, “What are we going to do now?”He lets out a heavy sigh and drops his hand. “I don’t know,” he answers honestly. “But they probably didn’t go far.
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