It's as if my heart is bursting out of my chest. I turn around, looking at the little girl behind me. Nine-year-old Jubilee, our new adopted daughter, is beaming. She's the little girl I always wanted and we're finally taking her home.

Three months later.

'This can't be happening, ' I say. 'She can't be gone. She's just a little girl, our little girl. She was here in her bed last night. I remember. I . . .'

I feel the panic rising, my worst fear surfacing. What if I brought her home - only to be taken?

Jubilee is not the first girl to go missing in our town. They found a body out in the cornfield - bones broken, a beautiful young girl gone.

Our community has already lost so many daughters. Mine will not be next.

Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Jeneva Rose, Colleen Hoover and Keri Beevis