Fade to the Edge by Kathryn J Bain

Author:Kathryn J Bain [Bain, Kathryn J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 42

A few minutes after six in the morning, Tracy gave up any hope of sleep and got up. She pulled the curtains back an inch and looked into the blackness. The moon and stars hid behind clouds, making it too dark to see the woods behind the house or anyone in them. Even her little boy.

She rested her forehead against the glass. “Please come home, DJ,” she whispered.

The memory of the search of Kimi’s condo the night before rushed into her brain. What had she been thinking? They were lucky they’d gotten out before Daniel walked in. And then moving Daniel’s car—more games, and it might have cost her finding DJ.

She snapped her fingers, recalling she hadn’t sent the bank statement to her attorney. Thankfully, it was still in her purse. She pulled it out and took a screenshot with her cell phone. Her attorney wouldn’t get the documents until tomorrow, so she wasn’t sure what good it would do.

She typed a quick note, Don’t ask where I got it, then sent the statement off to Gerald’s office.

As far as she was concerned, Kimi’s condo was as much hers as Daniel’s since their money paid for it. But getting caught could have given him one up with any custody hearing. No judge would see it her way.

She caught her reflection in the glass. Hopelessness settled in.

What would Mom do if she were here? She’d pull her fingers through Tracy’s blonde hair and tell her not to worry—that DJ would be home soon, and all would end up well with the world.

Tracy had to believe it. Daniel had to have him hidden somewhere. Not in the dump or buried in the woods. She shook her head to keep those thoughts out but the longer DJ was missing, the more they sneaked in.

And what if she was wrong? What if DJ’s disappearance had nothing to do with Daniel?

Something crashed downstairs startling her. Voices followed. She covered herself with her thick robe before heading downstairs.

Vonnie’s husband, Mark, stood at the sink blocking out the entire window. Tracy had always known he was large but never realized until then how wide his shoulders truly were. Beside him was their teenage daughter Bettina, her hair a mess and still in purple pajamas. Vonnie was cleaning up shards of glass from the floor while her eight-year-old Joshua sat at the island, a bowl of fruity cereal in front of him.

“Good morning.” Tracy forced herself to look away from the cereal. “You all are up pretty early today.”

“Thought we’d have breakfast with the wife.” Mark walked over and gave Tracy a hug. “Sorry if I woke you. I broke a glass.”

“That’s okay. I couldn’t sleep anyway.”

Joshua, who was DJ’s age, jumped down and wrapped his thin arms around her waist. A lump formed in her throat. She’d never realized how close to DJ’s size he was. “Good morning, Bettina.”

“Hey.” She made no move away from the kitchen counter and her cell phone. Was it the sulky teen years or did she think Tracy had done something to DJ?

Vonnie sipped from a mug.

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