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Hudson
Pain, that’s all I feel. An emptiness inside, as though I’ve lost everything. My pulse is pounding. Ringing in my ears is all that I can hear. I’m standing here in silence, looking at the blood on the floor, she’s gone. That’s all that’s going through my mind. Someone has taken her, and I need her back. She’s been gone for God knows how long now and I already feel as though I’m drowning. I’ve never felt this way before, like I have no control over what’s going on.
“Jag,” I call out through gritted teeth.
“Boss?” he replies, his voice deep and his eyes menacing. “What do you need?”
“Find me Juan,” I demand. I know I have everyone on this but I need Jagger, right now he's the only man I trust to help me find her.
“I'm on it boss. I'm going to find her. Hudson, we will get her back.” It’s a promise
I nod, she left our parent’s house because of the shit that she found out. She didn't call me; she ran, it’s something I didn't think she would do. I thought she would at least talk to me first, let me explain everything but she didn't. Now she's gone.
“Boss you need to call Tina, she needs to know that Mia is gone. Get Barney and your Dad here. We need every available man on this.” Jagger tells me, but quickly straightens himself after he realizes that he’s gone too far.
I shake my head. “Dad and Barney are to stay where they are. Unless Barney wants to swap with someone so that he can be here to find Lacey? If someone's taken Mia, then there's a good chance they’re going to go after the rest of my family. I can't let that happen, I won’t let that happen. But right now, I have to make a phone call.”
He nods agreeing with me. “I guess you're right. The last thing we need is for others to go missing. Although I don't think Barney needs to be there, your dad's more than one capable of taking care of himself. Are you going to call your mom? I’ll make some calls. Juan can’t be too hard to find. The man’s a bastard.”
“I’ll visit her soon. It’s funny, mom wasn’t surprised when I told her about what Mia means to me and she's been looking forward to meeting her.” She’ll understand what it means that Mia’s been taken. She’ll also know what it's doing to me, and what kind of man this will turn me into, after all I am her son. I am my father's son. She never wanted me to be this but she accepted that it was who I was destined to be. I’ll tell her about Mia and knowing mom she’ll want to help find her. First things first I need to call Tina.
“Okay boss, call me if you need me.” Jagger says as we walk out of the house, he walks to his car and climbs in.
I glance to the empty space where my car should have been, shit, I should have realized that Martin would have used it. Walking to Mia’s car, I try the handle, a silent prayer on my lips. Thank God, it opens instantly. The keys are dangling from the ignition, the black and yellow ASU college keyring grinning inanely at me as it dangles, mocking me. Why don’t you know where she is? It seemed to say. Weren’t you supposed to protect her? She would have been safer if you weren’t in her life. All the things that have been running through my mind continuously.
I shake my head at her leaving the keys in the ignition that shit has to stop. She can't be doing shit like that, especially in a neighborhood like this
As soon as I climb into the car, I’m surrounded by her, my jaw clenches as I smell her perfume, Lady Millions by Paco Rabanne. The seat being so far forward reminds me of her petite frame, my mind spins with different scenarios of what’s happening to her as I adjust the position of the seat. The engine purrs and I put it into drive. Reaching into my pocket, I pull out my cell and place it in the cell holder. I dial my dad and hit call, putting it on speaker as it calls. “Son, did you find her?” He asks, not sounding too worried.
“Is Tina there?” I ask, my voice tight, it’s her fault that Mia’s gone. She was safe in Hidden Hills, but Tina had to open her mouth and she fled.
He is silent for a moment. “Yes, is everything okay?”
I pinch the bridge of my nose, not wanting to listen to him right now. “Put Tina on the phone.” I growl through gritted teeth, my fingers clenched around my cell holding it tight.
“Hudson, what is it?” The disdain in her voice is still there but it’s mixed with worry.
“I got to the house and she was gone. There’s blood on the ground and the door was ajar. Someone has taken her.” My breathing is ragged as I tell her.
“Gone?” She breathes.
“Yes.” I say through gritted teeth, “She’s gone.”
A wail rings out and I bite my tongue, “Hudson, what’s going on?” My dad asks and I roll my eyes at the over dramatic wailing coming from Tina.
“Mia was gone when I got to the house.” I’m so fucking pissed right now, if Tina gave a shit about her daughter this wouldn’t have happened. “Calm her down, I need to talk to her, having her screaming and wailing isn’t going to help.” I know that I sound harsh but I don’t care, I need to find Mia.
Dad sighs, "Hudson her daughter is missing what do you think she's going to do?"
I scoff, "Dad, she didn't give a fuck when she was telling Mia everything about me. I told you before, Tina is selfish and she doesn't care about anyone but herself," I say through gritted teeth, why the hell am I having to say this shit? "Just get her to compose herself, I need some questions answered."
I hear whispering in the background, a couple of moments later he's back on the phone. "Okay son, you're on speaker, ask any questions you have."
I don't waste any time. "After you spoke to Mia, what happened?" There's a bite to my voice, one that I've used many
times before and each and every time I get all the answers I need.
I can hear sniffing and I know that Tina is about to say something. "She didn't really say much. Then she ran out the house and I haven't heard from her since."
"You shouldn't have said anything to her. This is on you, she's gone because of you." My tone is quiet, I'm seething, Mia would have been fine had Tina not opened her damn mouth.
"Me? This is all on you. Mia would be here with me if you hadn't come along. Hudson you are the reason my daughter is gone. I just pray you find her, when you do I want you to keep the hell away from her."
I grind my teeth, biting back my response, this isn't the time to be arguing. "I'm going to find her and, make no mistake, when I do hell is going to be paid." My nostrils flare as I intake a sharp breath, trying to keep my composure.
"Dad?"
"Yes, Son?" he says instantly.
"Take me off speaker," I tell him, not wanting Tina to hear this part. This is business and she has nothing to do with it.
"Done." I can hear him walking, "What's going on?"
