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Chapter sixty three: Lucas

I woke up to my phone blaring beside me on the bedside table. Hazily I sat up and checked the time to see it was nine in the morning. "Hello?" I answered groggily, trying to wake myself up from my peaceful slumber.

"M-Maeve I'm so sorry but you've got to get home right away" Juliette panicked down the phone "please forgive me. I-I am so sorry" she said in shaky breaths.

Now awake I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion "calm down. What has happened ?"

"It's- Its Lucas. He is missing, he isn't here" she sobbed desperately down the line which made my body stiffen. "What. What are you saying?!"

I rushed out of bed and pulled on some clothes. My heart racing at imaginable speeds "you lost my fucking baby?" I hissed with anger.

"I don't know what happened. I woke up and he was gone from his crib-"

Completely distraught I ended the call and woke up Evan in a hurry, my hands desperately shaking him.

"Evan- wake up. Lucas is missing" I cried with tears flooding my cheeks. Instantly Evan bolted upwards and shook his head in absolute terror.

"How is our son missing!?" He screamed whilst getting himself dressed. In a matter of minutes we had left the hotel, running as fast as we could.

Evan placed his hand up to a cab which thankfully stopped and we hurried inside of the vehicle. "this can't be happening" I stated just above a whisper, numbness overtaking me

"How can our son be missing. What the fuck" Evan screamed in anger which made the driver look back at us with worry.

As we arrived we saw the flashing of blue lights and an array of police cars surrounding our home. Evan and I didn't wait a second to run towards our front door.

"Ember?!" I screamed trying to find my daughter.

Quickly she ran to me and buried herself in my open arms "mommy- Lucas is gone"

I nodded "I know baby. We will find him"

Evan was pacing up and down the house, colour faded from his face. "You idiot! How could you lose our son. Jesus fucking Christ" he screamed at Juliette who was a shaking wreck.

"Give me Marlee now" he told her sternly which she obeyed; passing over our daughter who was sleeping in her arms.

Cradling her into his chest I saw Evan truly broken for the first time ever, his face was sunken in whilst tears flowed heavily down his cheeks. "I-I can't stand here. We need to find him"

The police officer came in and his expression was full of compassion regarding the situation "we need some details from all of you"

Ember peeked from behind me and stared in worry towards the officer "I know something" she squeaked making us all snap our heads towards her.

"It was Emma. She took Lucas. I tried running after her but she- she had someone with her who pushed me over and threatened to hurt me" she cried uncontrollably to the officer who's face was now crestfallen.

"My goodness- someone hurt you?" I breathed with pain riddling through me. My knee's buckled underneath and I sat clinging to Ember's shirt. "I am not fucking about anymore. And I don't give a fuck about the consequences but I am going to seriously kill this bitch"

Evan clenched his jaw and nodded in agreement but of course this didn't go so kindly with the officers who instantly stiffened "we will need to take that as evidence if anything was to happen"

I scoffed "just do you job and get our son back" I jeered distastefully, grabbing my bag and rushing off out with the kids and Evan following suit.

We piled into our car and buckled the kids in their seats. "Mommy where are you taking us?"

"You'll stay with Henry" I said without a second thought, my phone already calling him.

"Hello? Are you okay?" Henry asked with a yawn, he also apparently was woken up from his sleep.

"Lucas- he has been taken by Emma so please can you look after Ember and Marlee whilst we find this cunt"

Henry was silent for a few seconds to process the information "of course- shit I'll text you my address" he then hung up the phone as tears cascaded down my flushed cheeks.

"Mommy, is this my fault?" Ember sobbed to herself which made me lean back to look at her "no this is not your fault my sweetheart. Please don't you worry about a thing"

Henry's text came through which I put up on the SATNAV . He was staying at a nearby hotel so luckily we didn't have to go too far. I gave Evan a knowing nod and he then began to speed towards our destination.

"Can you- call my mom" Evan choked

I grabbed Evan's hand and nodded "of course. I'll let her know"

We knew Julie was also in the area because of the wedding so we were going to tell her to help with the kids at Henry's house. "H-Hey Julie" I stuttered breathlessly.

"Maeve sweetheart. You sound like you've been crying what's happened ?" She asked with a panic riddled tone.

I squeezed my eyes and bit my lip "our baby Lucas was taken this morning by Emma. So can you go to Henry's hotel room and help him with Ember and Marlee?"

Like Henry there was a short pause, everyone in complete and utter terror from the whole situation. Julie was sobbing desperately down the phone which made Evan cry again, his knuckles white.

"O-of course. Send me the address" she hiccuped "you make sure you get that bitch. Find my grandbaby"

I hummed into the phone, trying not to burst out crying again "thank you Julie. Don't worry we will find him and bring him home"

Julie then ended the call and I texted the address across. I couldn't believe in a million years that something like this could ever happen.