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How many hits can a person take until they break? It kills me to see Scarlett like that. The spirit that once pissed me off to no end, now is something I admire about her. I have to wonder if I’ve killed it by protecting Luis.
“Have you seen Scarlett, she’s not answering her phone?”
I crack an eye open to see Sofia standing in the entryway of the living room. “Why would you think that I know where Scarlett is? Do you hear yelling coming from the room?”
She crosses her arm over her chest. I always admired Sofia’s ability to stand up to people even when she is much smaller than them. “No, but I figured since she left this morning without any protection, you would know where she had gone.”
My head snaps up. “What the fuck do you mean she left without protection?”
“Considering both guards are in the dining room eating and her car is missing, I can put two and two together.”
I leap from my seat and race to the dining room. “Where the fuck is Scarlett?”
Both men turn in my direction. “Church.”
Fuck.
“And you let her go alone?”
Juan shakes his head. “She wouldn’t let us come with her. Said she didn’t need protection in church.”
“Goddammit..“ I yank my phone from my pocket and pull up the GPS for her car. Thankfully she took her car. We haven’t had a chance to get all of the cars connected. I know before the little dot appears on the map, exactly where she went.
“Let’s go.” Both men jump up from the table.
Sofia grabs my arm. “Is Scarlett oaky?”
“Hopefully.” I don’t have more than that to tell her. If the DeLuca’s have her, who the fuck know what they’ve already done to her.
I climb into the backseat of the Bentley, telling Juan where the church is. My foot bounces up and down, getting faster the closer we get to the city.
We arrive at the church and it’s silent. No one has been here for hours.
We find her car about a block down the street and the hood is cool to the touch. This is the worst idea ever. Doesn’t stop me from going inside. Wherever they have Scarlett, I need to find her.
If they have her.
I want that to be true. Deep down, I know it’s not. I yank the door open and walk into the church. There are very few lights on, giving the room an eerie glow from the light of the stained glass windows.
“Search it. Find any sign of Scarlett.” The men split up. One taking the front of the church, the other taking the back. I start in the center, looking up and down the rows of seats.
When I move to the next row, a light catches my eye. I bend down and realize it’s a reflection of a diamond earring. “This is Scarlett’s earring.”
Juan points to a spot about a foot away. “That looks like blood.”
“We’ve got to talk to Carlos.” I get us out of the church as quickly as possible. They already have Scarlett, I don’t want to add more targets for the DeLuca family.
I text Carlos on the way back to the house. This is not a conversation I’m having in front of guards. We reach the house and I race for the office, locking myself inside.
I connect to the secure video channel that Carlos has sent. Both his and Andreas’ faces appear on the screen.
“What’s the problem?” Andreas asks, a cigar clamped between his fingers.
“The DeLuca’s have taken Scarlett.”
Carlos sits up in his chair. “How the fuck did they get to her? Where was her protection?”
“She was going to church and left the mansion without protection.”
