Total pages in book: 67
Estimated words: 64751 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 324(@200wpm)___ 259(@250wpm)___ 216(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 64751 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 324(@200wpm)___ 259(@250wpm)___ 216(@300wpm)
Missing girl, Ellie Mae Lowe, is seen in the photos provided by an anonymous source. Her family have been desperately trying to find her since she went missing months ago. Her fiancé tells reporters that he will stop at nothing to return her to him. The incredible dancer was taken for her amazing skills and has yet to be located.
The public is urged to report anyone missing in their lives, and to keep their eyes peeled for the man running the show. Having disappeared, authorities are doing their best to locate and bring down the man in question. Anyone with information should come forward.
Let’s bring these women home.
SIX MONTHS LATER
“My gosh, you’re the most adorable pregnant woman I’ve ever seen,” I say to Bonnie, running my hands over her rounding stomach.
“Stop it, I look like a whale.”
I chuckle, shaking my head. “You do not look like a whale. You’re glowing.”
“Have to agree,” Western murmurs, nuzzling her neck as he walks up behind her. “Might just keep you pregnant, so I can see you like this all the time.”
“You’re awful,” Bonnie scoffs, but her cheeks flush.
I can’t help but smile at the two of them. They’re adorable. Bonnie found out she was pregnant not long after the articles came out about Marek. Everything didn’t go quite to plan because he must have known something was coming. By the time the articles were released, Marek was gone. Packed up, vanished. Nobody has seen or heard from him since. There are rumors he has gone overseas, but we can’t be certain.
It broke my heart.
Knowing we left Ellie there torments me daily because we should have gotten her out. I haven’t heard a single thing from her, she never made a call. I don’t know if she’s okay, and when we tried to track the phone, it came up empty. We can’t locate her. Which means Marek must have found the phone. The club has promised they won’t stop looking, and have made it their mission to find her, but knowing she is out there, alone, just breaks my heart.
We will find her, though.
I know it.
We slowed Marek down, at the very least.
He’ll never hold a show anywhere in this area again, and people are rioting to find him. Authorities, that aren’t working for him, have been looking for those girls non-stop. We caused an uproar, which is precisely what we wanted to do. He can’t hide forever, and one day soon, he will face what he has done. I can only pray that Ellie is strong enough to handle him until that time comes.
Something tells me she will be.
Otherwise, life has gone on scarily well.
Ethan’s death was linked to Marek, just like Fury promised it would be, and the police came to tell me the ‘devastating’ news. Of course, I put on the show of my life. It worked beautifully. We had a funeral, I played the part for his family and mine, and the moment it was all over, I packed up his things and never looked back. I sold the house, sold everything we owned together, and purchased a new place just up the road from the club. A place big enough for my new family.
Fury, Hope, and I.
Hope’s mother agreed to let us adopt Hope, as long as she could have regular visits when she was finished serving her time. We agreed with pleasure, and signed the papers as soon as we could. Hope is thrilled with the idea of us being her parents, and I made sure that her new home was everything she could have ever imagined and more.
Fury is growing into an incredible parent, and seeing him with her, makes my heart ache for the baby I lost.
But I know one day soon, I’ll have that chance again.
He officially made me his old lady, and I became a part of the club I was certain I would never understand.
Fury was right, he did show me his family and I grew to understand they were the most incredibly family you could have.
I was so very wrong about them.
I got promoted in my job, and I am loving every second of my new life.
It’s the life I always dreamed of, but never thought I’d have.
A life that I finally feel like I deserve.
“It’ll be you one day,” Fury murmurs, coming up behind me and wrapping his arms around me, closing his hands over my stomach. “I promise you that.”
I smile, watching Bonnie and Western.
“I know,” I say softly, “but for now, I’ve got all I could ever need.”
Hope rushes over, skidding to a stop in front of me as she thrusts her hand open, exposing a little bug she found in the garden. “Look!”
I laugh, leaning down to inspect the poor, partially squashed creature. “Oh, that’s lovely.”
“Jack and I found so many of them.”