Missing Daughter: Totally gripping psychological suspense with heart-stopping twists by Kiersten Modglin

Author:Kiersten Modglin [Modglin, Kiersten]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781800196384
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2021-11-07T16:00:00+00:00

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The woods and street had been searched, but nothing—no one—was found. Our daughter had not been found.

I missed her so much it hurt.

My chest physically ached from the pain of not having her with us.

Of wondering if she was okay.

If she was scared.

What was happening.

I ached with the pain and regret of knowing nothing.

I was her father. I was meant to protect her. I had no idea how to protect her from something I couldn’t control.

The officer had asked me so many questions, and I’d answered him honestly, maybe too honestly. I’d told him about Ginny’s heavy drinking the night before, about her depression, and about her sudden decision to stop medication and therapy. Almost instantly after I’d said it, I found myself regretting it. I didn’t want to pit myself against Ginny in all of this. We both wanted the same thing: for Skylar to be safe. But my emotions had gotten the best of me, and I’d blurted it out, casting further suspicion on my wife. It was true though. Nothing I’d told the detective was false. And besides, if Ginny wanted us to find Skylar, surely she’d want me to be brutally honest with the detective about everything. It was the only way they’d be able to find her.

All the cards needed to be on the table.

I had to believe Ginny would understand that.

He’d asked me a question that haunted me near the end: Did I think my wife was capable of doing something to harm our daughter?

I hesitated because the question had already been flowing through my mind all night. Maybe because I just needed someone to blame, but maybe because deep down, I’d always worried about it. Her detachment from Skylar had always concerned me, but I knew she loved our daughter, didn’t she?

At least, I wanted to believe that. The brief hesitation was enough to cast doubt over her character in the detective’s eyes. I could see that as soon as it happened. He’d begun forming an opinion of her before they’d even spoken.

I quickly tried to cover for her, telling him that I didn’t believe so. That she wasn’t capable of harming anyone, but now that Skylar was missing, I’d begun to question everything. Ginny wouldn’t have hurt her, would she? I was so tired of wondering.

I just wanted her home with me. I just wanted her to be safe. I wanted to hold her again…

If anyone ever hurt her, I’d kill them.

I knew that in my bones. I would destroy them. If they hurt my child, if they—

I couldn’t bear to think about it anymore. The officer had left me in the bedroom to collect myself, and I’d overstayed my time. It had been hours, me sitting in the dimly lit room, staring into space with anger radiating through me.

I’d wanted to go out and search, to drive the streets, to visit the park, but they’d kept us here. They’d asked us to let them do their jobs.

But that was just it.

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