Invisible to My First Love (Harper and Maddox) novel Chapter 63

Maddox 

The moment Harper’s voice cracked, begging me to follow Anna, I pushed my chair back with my body weight so fast that it scraped against the pavement. I didn’t even care that I had grabbed the attention of the people around or that someone might’ve been right behind the chair. 

The call was still running, and I tightened my grip around my phone, determined to find her sister. 

“She has long purple hair and a green shirt!” she managed to say with a pang of desperation. 

I pushed through the crowd in hopes of spotting anyone that fit Harper’s description, but the path leading to the main road was chaotic. There were cars honking, taxis pulling up and driving off before I could even get close enough. There was no sign of her. 

I stood by the sidewalk, my chest tightening with frustration. Harper was going to be crushed and I hated the fact that I had to be the one to tell her I failed. 

I sighed in defeat, making my way to somewhere quieter with the phone still in my hand. I rested my back against the wall before bringing the camera back up to my face and I froze. She was in tears, not even looking at me. She’d set her phone down at an angle where I could see her shoulders shaking, her hands covering her face. It only made me feel worse, but I still had to tell her. 

“Harder,” I said carefully, my voice low. “I wasn’t able to spot anyone that looked like Anna. She must have gotten away before I could get too close to the taxis. I can find her. I have lots of people who can work on it right away.” 

Her shoulders trembled harder, her hands on her face muffling her sobs and fuck, I felt useless and that was rare. 

My jaw clenched. I had never felt so desperate to assure her. 

“Hey, we’ll track her down. I’ll make sure of it.” 

It still felt like I wasn’t getting through to her, but then, out of nowhere, she dropped her hands. Her cheeks were still wet and eyes shining with tears, yet her lips were curved into a bright smile. 

It caught me so off guard that I just stared with words stuck in my throat. 

With a deep exhale, she said, “It’s okay.” Her voice was shaky. “I was just hoping you’d be able to stop her on time just so I could see her again… but there’s no need to look for her. Just knowing that she’s in London is enough. I’ll be content with that.” 

My eyes narrowed. She looked like she was longing for something more. 

“Are you sure?” I asked. 

“Yeah.” She wiped her cheeks with a chuckle. “I’ll call you back later. I need to make a few calls.” 

Her voice was now less shaky and she sounded happier. It was the only reason that I was relieved. I even 

laughed at myself when I realized I was trying so hard not to disappoint her. Since when did I give a shit 

about stuff like that? 

Harper 

I hated myself for the fact that as soon as I knew where Anna was, the first person I wanted to call was Grayson, but he and I weren’t talking anymore, so I called Aunt Patricia instead. 

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABELVerify