Chapter 1308

Jeremy returned to the study table and continued to scan through the surveillance footage, but he found himself unable to focus. His mind kept feeding him images of Madeline being forced to a corner and fighting back against Ryan with all that she had. She would always end up with wounds and be drenched with blood before Ryan would let her go. “Linnie.” Jeremy paced before the French windows with unease as he wore the ground below him down with his maddening frustration. He left the house and stopped his car where the surveillance footage showed Ryan’s last known location. Jeremy was about to survey the area when he suddenly received an anonymous text with a simple sentence: [Rest assured, she’s alright for now.] There was no doubt that the ‘she’ in the text referred to Madeline. Jeremy’s frantic heartbeat slowly settled. Still, he was confused as to who had sent the text. Was it the same person who did emergency aid on him and sent him to the hospital from the warehouse? …