I snatched the phone away from Colton and answered it, "Mom!" I cried out, pressing the phone against my ear, "Mom, please tell me you're fine. Please tell me that you got away!"I felt a glimmer of hope, and I couldn't help but cling to it.
Please, let her be safe. Just please.
But all of that hope diminished into nothing when I heard a deep voice that I recognized all too well."It's refreshing to hear your voice again after a couple of weeks, Charlotte," I heard Jake chuckle, "What? Cat got your tongue?" He asked when I didn't say anything in reply.
Colton gestured for me to keep talking. I looked to the right to see the police officers signal to each other about something. "Why are you doing this?" I asked when I could speak again.
I assumed that they were going to track the call. I
