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“I’m innocent.” His cries fell on deaf ears. I was done listening to his whining.
“You’re anything but,” I spat as I opened his neck cleanly, I watched the life drain from his eyes as he took a first-class ticket to hell.
“Well, that was really something,” Red joked as he placed his knife back into his pants pocket.
“Clean this shit up, but there is no time to get creative. Not today,” I ordered the guys as they stood there, watching the blood drip from my blade as well as my hands. “Oh, and Red?”
“Boss?”
“Make sure you burn my father-in-law’s initials from his chest. There’s always a slim chance of him being found.” I was halfway out the door when he answered.
“He won’t be found, none of them will, that we promise you.” I knew he meant it; I knew they all did. They weren’t sloppy by any means, but they wanted justice for Ana just as much as I did, and they would do whatever they had to do to bring her home.
* * *
A couple of days had passed, and Victor had spent his time between here and the hospital. Ana’s grandmother wasn’t doing too well. She slept most of the time, and Victor’s hope was dwindling for her to recover or for us to find Ana first. I could only hope we do because if we didn’t and Ana didn’t get to say goodbye, she’d be inconsolable.
“Sorry, I’m late.” Victor looked like a defeated man as he entered the meeting room where we all racked our brains on how we could run with the little clues we had. This was the first time I’d seen him look as though he was close to giving up.
“Victor, is everything okay?” I asked as I rose from my chair. His eyes were glassy, and I knew right then that what he was about to say wouldn’t be good.
“We need to talk.” His voice was nothing but a croaked whisper.
“Let’s go to the office.” He followed me out of the meeting room instantly as we headed down the corridor to where I’d been spending most of my time, even during the night.
“What happened?” I questioned as he slumped down on the sofa in the corner.
“I don’t think she’ll make it, Lorenzo.” He sighed. “She’s not good, they said it’s only a matter of time.”
“Then we need to bring Ana home.” I demanded.
“And what if we can’t?!”
“We don’t have a choice!” I slammed my palm on the desk. “We don’t have a choice, Victor.” I pinched the bridge of my nose and hoped I could do it.
There was a frantic knock at the door before it flew open.
“Lorenzo.” Nicolo burst in with an expression on his face I couldn’t quite place. “Victor. Good you’re both here.”
“What’s going on, Nic?!”
“There’s something you both need to know, and you aren’t going to like it.”
“Stop rambling and spit it out!” Victor screamed, jumping to his feet.
“I know where Ana is.”
“What?” I couldn’t work out if I’d heard it him correctly or if my mind had been playing tricks on me, letting me hear what I longed to hear.
Nicolo closed the door and gave us his full attention.
“Then where the fuck is she?!” I snapped, and my cousin flinched.
“I first noticed how shifty he looked at the hospital when he was accompanying Victor, always checking his phone, and then when I escorted him out after you ordered it. I decided when I wasn’t needed that I would follow him, watch his moves, see where he went. I didn’t want to believe it but the exact moment he drove off road today, something didn’t sit right with me. So, I followed by foot, I didn’t want to leave a trace, so he knew he was being followed, but he led me straight to Ana… well, to the building she’s at.”
“Say his name.” I knew, of course I knew but I needed to hear it.
“He’s not alone. There were four other men there to greet him when he arrived, all wearing balaclavas except one, whose nose looked busted in.”
