Chapter 17

"Hello, is this Lucas, Sophia's husband? We're calling from the City J Police Department." "Yes… yes, I am…" Hearing Sophia's name again after all these days made Lucas's heart skip a beat. He'd waited so long for some kind of news—he thought he'd be relieved, but instead, a wave of dread crept in. He was terrified it would be bad news. "We discovered a burned female body holding a child in an abandoned factory on the outskirts. Preliminary ID suggests she's Sophia…" The officer was still talking on the other end, but for Lucas, it all blurred into static. Everything in front of his eyes turned into a complete mess. Almost thirty seconds passed before the officer's confused voice came back into focus. "Hello? Mr. Bennett? Are you still there?" "I'm here…" "We need you to come confirm the identity as soon as possible." "Okay..." The second that word left his mouth, Lucas felt like the sky had crushed him. Both hands gripped the armrest of the couch, and the next second, he just collapse