His Loving Wife: A completely unputdownable psychological thriller full of suspense by Miranda Smith

Author:Miranda Smith [Smith, Miranda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781800197190
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2021-10-03T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 24

Now

I’m trying hard to keep my panic at bay so I can focus. I need to find Willow.

I’ve told Noah to go back to his bedroom. Andrew is up now, doing his own search of the house. I know it’s useless. I’ve already searched everywhere.

“I can’t get reception!” I yell. “We need to call the police.”

“Let’s stay calm,” Andrew says. “We don’t need to involve the police just yet.”

“What the hell are you talking about? Paul has kidnapped our daughter. The sooner we get people out there searching for her…” I can’t finish the sentence. I don’t want to think of the alternatives if we don’t find her in time.

“There’s no way Paul could have taken her,” Andrew says, his voice surprisingly calm. “I’m sure there’s another explanation.”

“The whole reason we’re here is to avoid him! Now he’s followed us here, and he has taken her.”

“That can’t be it.” He scans the room, his eyes falling on the sliding glass doors. “Let me take a look outside.”

Andrew is still searching for an alternate explanation, but it’s because I’ve not told him I thought I saw Paul at the grocery store and the restaurant. I didn’t want to worry him, but now I’m convinced he’s followed us here. I can feel it in my bones. Part of me feared it would always come to this.

I return to the sofa, trying again to find a signal.

I remember talking with the locals that live down the street, Dan and Jan. They suggested sometimes restarting the breaker box can help with reception. I pull open the front drawer of the coffee table. Inside is the notebook the homeowners left us with all the information we might need. There are cleaning requirements, a sheet of rules, restaurant recommendations and a list of instructions. Halfway down the list, I see the fuse box is in the attached garage—the one place I haven’t yet looked for Willow.

I open the door to the left of the kitchen, which leads to the garage. Inside, there are a few random boxes and an array of beach accessories scruffy with saltwater residue, but no sign of Willow. Across the way, I catch sight of the second exterior door. I don’t think I remembered it was here until this very moment. I twist the handle, and the door opens with ease. Has it been unlocked this entire time? Is this how Paul found his way inside the house?

I make my way over to the switchbox, trying to figure out how to reset the connection. There’s a small table right below the box. It’s covered with loose tools and scraps of plastic, then something catches my eye. There’s a tied grocery bag with a green and orange logo. It belongs to our Hidden Oaks grocery store. It strikes me as odd, since none of us have been in here, or so I thought. As I untangle the handles, I see that there’s a square box inside. It’s gray and heavy, but something is clearly on.

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