Lydia’s P.O.V

I watched Lyric’s face harden immediately as George told Avery’s name. I felt an unexpected pang in my chest at the look of concern on his face. Whoever this Avery was, she was special to both these men.

“Please help me!” George begged, falling back on his hands and knees. “I don’t know what to do! I don’t know where to find her!”

“You need to calm down first, George.” Lyric’s voice was sharp and stern but it was very much necessary. “If you continue to keep on panicking, we won’t get anywhere. So calm the fuck down before you pass out.”

Crouching down beside George, I placed...