Hot SEALs: Discarded Heart (Kindle Worlds; Danger Incorporated Book 2.5) by Olivia Jaymes Page B

don’t see myself doing that. The fact is,” he admitted sheepishly, “I’m not sure what I want to be when I grow up.”
    “Something will come along when you least expect. I believe in you.”
    Mika couldn’t possibly know how amazing those four words made him feel.
    *     *     *
    MICHAELA COUNTED THE cash box with a smile of satisfaction. It had been a good opening night and the evening wasn’t over yet. The haunted house wouldn’t close for another hour.
    “Marion, go ahead and lock up these receipts in the safe. I’ll make a bank run in the morning.”
    “Will do. Where’s Cal and Alex? And that gorgeous man that came with you tonight? Is he single?”
    Marion was happily married so Mika knew the questions were only in fun. “That man is Jon Rudnick. He was in the Navy with Cal and no, he is not single. He has a girlfriend named Alison and he’s talked about her all night. As for Cal and Alex…Cal’s with Jon and Alex is with Kenny playing glow in the dark soccer with the other kids.”
    Marion frowned and shook her head. “Charlotte came in here about thirty minutes ago to say goodnight. She had all three kids in tow. Alex can’t be with Kenny.”
    “Maybe they haven’t actually left yet.” Mika handed the bag with the cash back to Marion. “I’ll just take a walk over to the field.”
    The makeshift soccer field was next door to the warehouse and it only took a minute for Mika to walk there. There were plenty of lights from the warehouse and the adjoining parking lot illuminating the grassy area but the running and shouting boys were almost a blur. When they stopped for a moment she was able to scan for Alex and her heart stopped for a moment when she didn’t see him playing with the other boys.
    “Jake!” Mika called, motioning to one of her son’s classmates. “Have you seen Alex?”
    The little boy screwed up his face and shrugged. “He left a while ago. I don’t know where he was going.”
    Another skipped beat of her heart but she pushed down the fear that was beginning to build. No mother liked her son to be out of her sight for long and she was no exception. “Thank you. If you see him tell him to come back to the haunted house.”
    Jake scampered off and Mika turned back around and headed to the warehouse. Ten minutes later she’d scoured every inch of the property including the parking lot but to no avail. Pulling her cell from her pocket she dialed Charlotte’s number praying Alex had somehow gone home with them.
    “Mika, I didn’t expect to hear from you. Is everything okay there?”
    Settling into a chair in the ticket office, Mika nervously twisted a strand of hair around her finger. “I’m not sure. Is Alex with you?”
    “No, when I picked up Kenny from the soccer field Alex said he was going to find you. I watched him head that way. Mika, what’s going on? Is Alex missing?”
    Her fingers tightened on the phone as emotion strangled her ability to speak. “I can’t find him anywhere. I’m sure he’s around here but…”
    Her words trailed away as she swallowed a painful sob. Charlotte was speaking to her husband in the background for a moment before she came back on the phone.
    “I’m coming back there to help you look,” she stated. “You’re right, I’m sure he’s just playing somewhere but two will find him faster than one. Give me five minutes to get there.”
    The line went dead and Mika stared at the phone trying to keep herself calm. Perhaps Alex had wandered off with one of his friends from school. She should go talk to all the other parents.
    “Sweetheart, are you okay?”
    Mika looked up to see Cal, his brows pulled down in concern. Licking her dry lips, she gave herself a mental shake. She wasn’t doing anyone any good in this state.
    “I can’t find Alex. He’s not playing soccer. He isn’t with Charlotte and Kenny. And I looked all over. This isn’t like him.”
    Lately Alex had been chafing at the restrictions but he knew