Lorenzo rolled his eyes but took the call.
The moment he did, after just a few seconds, Clarissa knew something was wrong.“We’re on our way.”He hung up.
“What is it?”Clarissa asked.
“Tatiana’s gone.”
****
Lorenzo knew Clarissahad nothing to do with Tatiana’s disappearance.However, her three friends were all together, and one of them must have known something.
They stood in Emilio’s library, as Mia shook her head.“I’m telling you, we don’t know anything.”
“How long has she been gone?”Liana asked.
“A month.”
Lorenzo looked toward Clarissa as her frown deepened, and suddenly she stood up.
“How did you let it go so long?”she asked, glaring at Emilio.
The room went silent as they all turned to look at him.Even Lorenzo was shocked he’d left it this long.
“I ...didn’t know, okay?I thought she had gone to her parents, and when they called and said she hadn’t even been to see them, I don’t know, the time had just flown by and I didn’t fucking know,” Emilio said.“I have her phone records and the last person she contacted before she disappeared, is you.”He turned to look at Clarissa.“What did you guys talk about?”
“I don’t know.I can’t remember.Probably when Liana was called a doormat, and Mia was called a child, and I was told I was a boring, dull person.And you admitted to keeping a mistress.She felt betrayed, because she...”Clarissa stopped.
She glanced down at Liana and Mia.
“She what?”Emilio asked.
“She thinks she is in love with you, and she wants to forget everything and just go back to loving you, but she can’t do it.She doesn’t know if you’re telling the truth, or if it’s all a lie.She never mentioned anything about being anywhere else.”Clarissa rubbed at her temple, and he knew she was withholding information.
“Fuck!”Emilio threw the glass he’d been holding across the room.
Tatiana was potentially in danger.If their enemies discovered one of the Capos’ wives were gone, without so much as a guard, it would be too much temptation.Lorenzo knew why Emilio hadn’t said anything.All their wives had tempers.They all found ways to escape their guards but always came back.Until now.
This was not good.
Emilio stormed out of the room, and Lorenzo followed, as did Diego and Giovanni.“It won’t be hard.We all know what we’re looking for.”
“No one can know,” Emilio said.
“No one does know.What did you tell her parents?”Lorenzo asked.
“That she has been sick.When he said she didn’t visit them, I panicked and told him she has been sick with food poisoning, and I attempted to cover up my shit.”Emilio ran a hand down his face.“We were doing so good.Your wife knows something.”
He had a feeling Clarissa didn’t know anything else, but there was something she was missing.
“We’ll help,” Diego said.“You know I can find most people.”
“What if Tatiana doesn’t want to be found?”Giovanni asked.
“She doesn’t have a choice.If I don’t find her, someone else will, and it will cost her life.”
With that, they all left the room, but Lorenzo grabbed Diego’s arm.“Can I have a word about something?”
Emilio and Giovanni left.
