Steven’s grip tightened for a second, then he looked at Tevin and Maxwell as if noticing their presence made the situation more dangerous.
Ryan shrugged Steven off with controlled force, pushing him back just enough to reclaim space.
“Eve is missing too,” Ryan said, voice low and lethal.
Steven froze.
His face shifted, shock, then something darker. “What.”
“My wife,” Ryan repeated, jaw tight. “Is missing.”
Steven’s mouth opened, then closed.
His eyes flicked toward the officers, then back to Ryan.
For a second, Steven looked like the reality of it hit him, Eve, pregnant, missing.
Then his desperation sharpened into fury again.
“It’s her,” Steven hissed. “It’s Leah.”
Ryan’s eyes narrowed. “I doubt my mother took my wife.”
Steven stared at him like Ryan was insane.
Tevin sensed
