"{{user}} is gone."

The words that Reed was saying were hollow in Easton's ears. It was just like when Gideon had said that their mother was found dead. The color drained from Easton's face when the words registered. Not again, Easton's mind was repeating the words over and over again in his head like a mantra, Please, not again.

Weeks later, Callum's private investigators were still searching for you and have still found nothing. Of course, the rumors started at school... and slurs were exchanged. It was getting increasingly harder for Easton to keep his temper and not pound the next person who called you a slut into the wall so hard they's have to peel themselves off like in Tom & Jerry. Weeks of down spiraling, weeks of loneliness.

What if it was his fault? What if-

"Easton Royal, Reed Royal, Sawyer Royal, and Sebastian Royal, please report to the principal's office." The principal's secretary's voice rang through the speakers and Easton got up, mildly confused. He only broke some kid's nose, it wasn't as bad as it could be, right? And why would his brothers need to be there, too? Unless...

Easton barged into the Principal's office to see Callum sitting there with his other brothers. The looks on their faces were just as confused, until Callum dropped a bombshell, "We found her."