Raphael POV
I was working in the office when I heard noisy voices coming from the door.
"Where's the little girl?"
"Where are her parents?"
"Send more people to look for her now!"
I frowned. Just in time, Maddox opened the door and came in to brief me on his latest investigation. He entered my office with a thick stack of papers and a hurried pace.
I asked him, "Maddox, what's going on out there?"
Maddox shook his head and said, "Mr. Lancaster, a little girl has run into the building. The security guards are looking around for her."
I suddenly thought of Essel sneaking out a lot, too. An inexplicable irritation ran through me.
"Tell security that if this happens again, they will be fired."
"Got it."
Maddox answered me carefully, nodding.
I gathered my papers, grabbed my bag, and headed out the door. Maddox reported as he followed me out the door.