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In a flurry of activity, Kane began by checking Cassie’s social media for any sign of activity. This could give a clue to where she was headed.

Nothing.

Unperturbed, Kane continued.

He began messaging Cassie’s friends. Something he should have done right away. Damned panic. It was because he cared so much, but he knew that he should have kept a cool head right from the get-go.

Maybe it was the stress of the fire at work.

Perhaps his usual rational thinking had been used up during the fire rescue.

Either way, it was back now.

Katie and Sydney responded almost immediately. Frustratingly, neither had heard from Cassie for hours. Not since she messaged the group chat much earlier in the morning. Since then, nothing but radio silence.

Kane could see from their messages that both Katie and Sydney were worried by his line of questioning. Not wanting to cause undue worry, Kane did his best to assuage their fears. After all, there might not be anything to this.

But no matter how much he tried to convince them, Kane could see that Katie and Sydney were scared for their friend.

Before long, a message came through from Cage…

CAGE: Kane, Katie messaged me at work. She’s terrified. I’ve calmed her down. There may be nothing to worry about. But Leon told me that he filled you in on the hacking situation that’s been on the rise. It might be connected with Cassie’s situation. She could be involved with some piece of shit assholes. I’ll see what I can find out. Stay safe brother.

Kane rubbed his hands over his stubbly jaw. It was good that Cage was looking out for him like this. Any good fellow Daddy would do it. Certainly, Kane knew he would do the same for Cage.

But Kane could tell that Cage was taking it seriously. He was a detective with enough police experience to know when something was up. In his years working the streets, he’d seen plenty.

Cage knew the signs.

And that was precisely what worried Kane. It was hard not to let his concern spill over into anger.

I can’t believe Cassie did this. So irresponsible.

A Little should never leave her Daddy in the dark like this!

But all Kane could do was keep on trying to figure this out.

That, and wait…

Chapter 15

Cassie

I don’t like the look of this place.

It’s giving me bad vibes.

The seriously shivery creeps…

Cassie took a moment to assess her surroundings. She was in a part of the city that she didn’t normally venture. In fact, she’d never been within two blocks of this place.

With the dark, dingy shop fronts and unkempt streets, it wasn’t exactly welcoming. There was shouting in the distance. People arguing down a side street. And a whole ton of garbage on the street.

Cassie fidgeted.

The Uber had long driven away, onto its next job no doubt. And probably thankful to get out of Dodge.

There were people hanging out on street corners.