The Devil's Daughter

Questions

Hours passed and there was still no word on Dalton's condition. I assumed from the lack of calls that it could only mean one thing. However, I still held onto the fact that there could be hope. I leaned back in my office chair and let out a deep sigh. It had gone from a decent day to absolute chaos in a matter of time.

While in the midst of reflecting on today, my mind went straight to Cassie. I haven't heard from her still and my mind was racing. This was completely out of the blue, but it wasn't like we were together. I felt more like a concerned friend than a boyfriend and that's how it should be. It was too much on my career and the last thing I wanted or needed was to put myself and someone else through a relationship in which there were no guarantees.

Impulsively, I pulled out my phone from my pocket to check my messages, only to see that my text from a week ago was still left unanswered. I knew that going to find her was probably not in my best interest, but I didn't feel any other choice. I'm not sure what it was, but it's like I needed to look for her. This feeling I had was growing. It was an indescribable feeling, but I could just feel it gnawing at me on the inside. I wasted no time in grabbing my keys from my desk as I closed the door to my office on my way out.

"Headed somewhere?"

I heard Adam's voice ring from behind me, causing me to stop in my tracks. I turned to see him leaning over Olivia's desk with a grin plastered across his face.

"I've just got something to take care of." I wasn't interested in divulging on my exact plans.

"Case related?" He asked curiously.

"Not really." I answered.

"Mind if I come with? I'm done for the day and Olivia is still working."

He began to walk away from her desk. I contemplated on whether taking him with me was something that I should do, but I figured what the hell?

"Sure, why not?" I said dryly.

He gave me a grin before walking back to Olivia to give her a peck. Once he rejoined me, we made way to the elevator, stepping in once the doors opened. He stayed unusually quiet, which was completely weird for him. I decided to not say anything and continue walking towards the car. Once we both got in, that was when the quiet switch turned off.

"So, we going to see your girl?" I shook my head at his response.

"I knew taking you with me was a bad idea. What gave it away?" He chuckled softly before turning back to me.

"It was the desperate puppy dog look on your face. I'm looking forward to meeting her." I rolled my eyes before turning away from the curb.

"You won't. We're not even together and I don't want a huge deal to be made of this."

"Woah, someone's defensive today." He nudged my arm, knowing that it would immediately piss me off.

"I've just had a day."

"Everything good?" He sounded concerned.

"Yeah, just have a lot going on with this case and one of our suspects for a related case overdosed today. It's just been chaotic." He nodded his head as if he understood what I was saying.

"I'm sorry, man, but that's sadly the life of the job. It's what we do."

"Yeah I know." I huffed.

Throughout the rest of the trip, he really didn't say much, but neither did I. My main focus at that moment was Cassie. None of this made much sense, but I at least had to make sure that she was okay. Once the sign for the Sunset Dive came into view, my heart began to race. I prayed silently that she would be there, but I knew that I didn't have long. I parked across the street and took the keys out of the ignition.