Ivory
Anabel could not speak. She sat on the carpet and wept. I didn't know what made her cry, but I didn't care. I had cried too many times to let her tears get to me.
"Come on, darling, please," Cole said, pulling me to his side. I put Erin down, and Erin rushed to Anabel to console her. He always did that with me; I wonder why he would want to console her. But then again, she was his grandmother, even though she had been vicious and unreasonable.
I was reluctant to leave Erin with Anabel, but I knew she wouldn't hurt him. Anabel was ashamed and broken. Hurting him would be the last thing on her mind.
I knew we could not waste time waiting for something to happen. We needed to move quickly and find Melissa or what happened to her.
Cole and I retreated to our bedroom, and I headed t
