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“Boss,” Red spoke, his eyes were on the verge of tears and my men never showed weakness until now.
“Tell me you have something. Anything.”
“Nothing.”
“What the fuck happened?!” I roared. “Somebody, tell me! Now!” I raged. My blood boiled as I clenched my fists at my sides to stop myself fucking up this entire room.
“We expected you back once we woke up, but there was no sign of either of you, luggage, nothing. We tracked your car and found you hadn’t moved since the night before, you weren’t far from home, maybe five, ten minutes tops.” Red took a deep breath before continuing, “You had been out there all night. You were lucky.”
“Lucky?! You call losing my wife lucky?!” I snapped and although it wasn’t Red’s fault, he was the one in my firing line.
The rest of the words spoken were a blur. I shut them out, I didn’t want to hear anything else. I limped over to the chair and swapped the gown they’d given me for my bloody clothes. I wouldn’t stay here another minute, if the group of men standing before me couldn’t find her then I would, or I’d die trying.
“Lorenzo.” Victor gripped my arm as he stopped me in my tracks. “Where are you going?”
“I suggest you let go of me, Victor,” I spat as I ripped my arm from his hold. “You failed to bring your daughter home, so now it’s my turn.”
“Lorenzo! That’s enough!” My father jumped to his defense, but I didn’t want to hear it.
“It’s enough when I say it’s enough.” I slammed my fist into the hospital door and although it should hurt, I was numb to the pain. “Anastacia is alone somewhere. Did you think about how scared she would be?” My face was inches away from Victor’s as I stood my ground, anger radiated through my body.
“I taught Ana well; she isn’t the type to get scared, she can hold her own.”
“How are you so calm? Why aren’t you burning the world for her? Do you give a shit about her at all?” I shoved him with all I had as he stumbled backwards. I knew I hit a nerve; it was written all over his face.
“I’ve been doing everything I can, but whoever took her knows what they’re doing. It’s as though she no longer exists, so don’t you dare question how much I care formy daughter.” His hands fisted my shirt at the neck, and I had finally woken up the man everyone feared.
“Don’t give me a reason to then.” I removed his hand in one swift move and exited the room. The guys were hot on my heels, but none of them dared to say a word.
* * *
Days had passed and the house was fucking quiet without her. All I was left with were memories in every part I looked. Memories I wish gave me some comfort, but they didn’t. I couldn’t sleep in the bed without inhaling her floral perfume. I couldn’t take a shower without hearing her giggles inside. I couldn’t even stand to make a fucking coffee since she banned me from making them. Everything was colourless and tasteless without her.
We’d hardly slept, and despite being told it wasn’t good to carry on this way, I did. I had to bring her home; she’d be counting on me. I just knew it. There was nothing to track her with, the moment she was ripped from that car was the moment we lost all traces. Victor was right, it was as though she didn’t exist, but she did, to so many people…to me.
She was the reason I fucking existed.
“I heard you might need some help?” Nicolo piped up from the doorway.
I had never been so happy to see my cousin. We needed all the help we could get. I didn’t know how long he’d been standing there, but it must have a been a while and frankly I didn’t care.
“You heard right.” I rubbed at my forehead.
“Well, nursing a bourbon at eleven in the morning isn’t the way forward, is it?”
“Fuck off, Nicolo!” I rose from the chair, and it toppled onto the floor. I launched the full glass at the wall. “You said you came to help! I don’t need your opinion on my drinking habits!”
“You’re right, my bad. Victor is here, he is waiting in the kitchen.” Nicolo nodded with a sheepish smile before he left me standing alone.
I composed myself before I entered the kitchen where Victor leaned against the counter looking almost as sleep deprived as me, and beside him, the one man I didn’t want in my house.
“Victor.” I nodded, ignoring the blonde prick who outstretched his hand.
“Any leads?” he asked, the stress oozing from him.
“Fuck all. I take it you’re the same?”
“You guessed right. I’ve had men out all night and nothing. They went to the sight of the crash, followed each way she could have been taken but each one was greeted with a dead end.”
