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I open the front door, thinking it could only be one of the guys needing soet past them Well, no one that would mean me any ill-will

Or so I thought

The second my eyes land on the man on the opposite side of the door, I try to sla back “Don't be a silly girl, Maria” He says as he kicks the door closed with his foot

“How did you find et past Lorenzo?”

“I have ” He laughs

I s hard, walking backward slowly Trying with allme, but what are the odds of that in my condition?

Not likely I'd wager

“Did you kill them?”

He's co me She can feel my fear My back hits the wall, and I let out an involuntary small scream

“Yes, they're dead,” He tells irl”

“Daddy, please don't hurt me” I'm not sure that he won't hurt me He killed my mother, after all I know it's not just a dream I don't kno I know, I just do

He did so that made the coroner believe she died of a heart attack

“That all depends on you Doesn't it?”

I s hard

“Are you going to give irl you are?” I shakeanywhere with him!

“No?” He tuts while scratching his jaith his thu his head “That is most unfortunate I didn't want to have to do this”

“Do what?” He takes sood! “No, Daddy, please!”

He presses the rag over ht it, principessa”

I wish I could fight I really wish I could I' to pull it fro weaker I can't feel my body I can't

Chapter Twenty-Four

Jett

I know I know before I've even entered the house from the mess outside that I'm too late Both of Vidal's men are riddled with bullet holes, and there's blood everywhere One of the half in and out of the Audi they were parked in outside offlat on his back right outside my front door

I step over him and push the door open I don't even need to look inside to know Maria isn't here Still, I look through every roon of a struggle She ly, which doesn't make any sense Why would she walk past Lorenzo and not scream for help?

“Daainst the kitchen island Of all the things forits cycle

Wait The cycle is thirty one long I grab my cell from my jeans pocket “He took her”

“What? When? What the fuck happened?!”

“I don't know, Draven Your et to find her!”

“Shit! Five s up without another word, and I' what the fuck to do!

How the hell could this have happened? I thought she was safe here How the hell did Joseph find out where she was if Tessa didn't tell hi?

Fuck it! None of this makes sense!

I have to find her, no matter what it takes, because I can't lose her I don't knoho the fuck I am anymore without her

I' my hair out when a bloodied up henchh the front door Shit!