Austin’s POV

I woke up to the loud ringing of my cellphone. My head was pounding—like it was splitting apart. I didn’t even check who was calling; I just answered.

“Hello!”

“Austin! Your dad and I heard that Faith and Jairee are missing. Is this true?”

The voice on the other end was familiar.

“Mom?” I asked, just to be sure. A miracle she remembered me. I gave a bitter smile, because I already knew why she was calling.

“How did you know, Mom?” I asked back, forcing ...