Tangled Hearts.

~Chapter 46~

~Colby~

"I'm calling 911 bro." Corey shook his head. "Don't call the cops... here-."

I kept sobbing. It wasn't often that I cried. But this just hurt. If something happened to her, I could never forgive myself.

"Colby, one more check of the house...Colby"! he yelled my name to snap me out of it.

"Colby! come in here, if we check one more time and she's not here, I'll call the cops." He said as we headed back inside. I wiped my eyes and kept calling her.

Still nothing.

"Dude I can't handle shit like this bro, I can't." I sobbed leaning against Sam's car.

"Raelyn"! Sam shouted again.

"Come on check the fucking house one more time, we will call the cops." I went up to use the front door and it was locked.

"Why's the front door locked"? I said concerned as I tugged at it.

"Someone must've hit the pin, just come through the garage." Corey said as we opened the garage door and went inside.

"Raelyn"!? I wept. "Baby!? I said as I walked upstairs to Blakes room to see Blake sound asleep.

I really have no idea how this kid sleeps through all of this.

I searched around the house for a whole other 30 minutes before a called a quits. My fingers danced with a frantic rhythm on my phone screen, the FaceTime ringtone now a haunting soundtrack to my panic.

"Come on, Raelyn, please pick up," I muttered with each attempt, my voice a crescendo of desperation. Sam paced the room, casting anxious glances at me.

"She's probably just caught up with shopping, man. You know how our girls are," he said, trying to inject a note of calm into the thickening tension.

I knew that something was wrong. No matter what they said, nothing reassured me.

Corey, leaned against the wall, chimed in with a forced chuckle.

"Yeah, maybe they found the motherload of baby clothes and lost track of time. Raelyn is fine, Colby."

But I was spiraling, my breaths shallow, eyes glossy with unshed tears. "No, this isn't like her. She always calls, always sends a text. Something's wrong, I can feel it."

Sam approached, placing a steady hand on my trembling shoulder. "Hey, look at me, we'll find her. Let's check her location again, maybe the app's working now." Sam said as I checked my phone for the tracking app. Life360 is on all our phones for peace of mind, really.

We don't use it much, just for those times when we need to make sure everyone's safe. Like now, with Raelyn missing. Her location hasn't changed for hours, and I can't help but feel like something is wrong. I keep checking the app, but nothing changes. I looked at Sam and Corey and shook my head and I cried into my knees. Sadie had come and sat at my feet.

"It's gonna be ok Colby." Sam said as he rubbed my back.

"Any luck with the app"? Corey asked as he sat by the stairs with us.

Sam shook his head as I continued to weep. Just as Corey was about to dial 911, there was a knock on the front door.

I got up and sprinted to the front door. I threw it open and had an immediate breath of fresh air when I saw a familiar face staring back at me with Raelyn in his arms.

"RAELYN?!" I sobbed as I looked at her being. I cupped her cheek as I moved her hair from her face.

Her clothes are torn and bloodied, she has cuts and bruises on her face and arms. She had a gash on her arm the blead through her shirt and she clothes were shredded on both sides. Her lip was busted open, and she had a massive gash on her neck. Luckily due to her being half vampire the wounds would heal soon.