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“I blame Tony, not you, Roman.”
“Let’s get your babies back.” Roman said.
“Do you have a plan?” Dante asked.
“I’m waiting to hear from Tony. I sent him a message telling him we’ll sign. He just has to give us a time and a place.”
“You think it’s going to be that easy?” Ava asked.
The three of us looked at our sister. She had never been involved in the crime side of our family, but she knew enough to know that no one was trustworthy.
“Here’s hoping he’s reasonable. If he’s not, well, I know we can figure it out.” I looked at my brothers when I said that. There was no one else I’d rather have on my side if we were going to war with Tony than those two standing beside me.
“How about the boys in the hospital?” Dante asked.
“They have security on them. The hospital is aware of what happened, and they’re keeping their units locked down. A few unformed officers are there as well. They should be fine,” I said.
Bella walked back over to me and snuggled against my chest and I held her close. I couldn’t have imagined doing this alone or with anyone else. Seeing her take her mom down at the airport reminded me of just how fierce she was. She was a mama bear in every sense of the word, and I knew she was going to fight alongside me to get our girls back.
I kissed the top of her head gently as we waited.
After some time, my phone rang.
“It’s him,” I said, answering the call.
“So you got all your family to rally together and sign off on the sale that quickly, eh? They must really love you,” Tony said.
“Just get to the point, Tony. Where do we meet and when?”
“Tomorrow. I’ll text you the address of my lawyer. He has the paperwork ready at his office in Chicago, and he’ll be ready to see you first thing in the morning.”
“We’ll be there,” I said. “But you know I’m going to need some reassurance from you that our girls are okay.”
“Of course,” he said.
He turned the camera on and I watched as he walked into a room. He flipped the camera toward two cribs along a wall, where a woman was tending to one of them. He spoke to her in Italian and she stepped out of view so he could step closer.
Bella was beside me again, watching. Roman, Dante and Ava were on the other side of me.
Ari was fast asleep, peacefully it would seem. Seeing her curled up in a stranger’s house, in a crib that wasn’t hers, pained my heart.
Lucy was awake and fussing a bit, the woman had been tending to her. She looked fine otherwise. Still, it killed me that they were right there, yet so far away at the same time. Bella let out a muffled sound and covered her mouth.
He pulled the camera back, and I got a glimpse of the room, including a window along the wall with the cribs.
“She’s fine, just a little grumpy,” Tony said before flipping the camera back to himself. “We have nannies to feed and care for them, they are safe. Just keep your end of the bargain tomorrow so that it stays that way.”
The call ended abruptly and the room was quiet, it seemed no one knew what to say. I pulled Bella closer to me and just held her.
A second later, an address came through for a law office in Chicago. An appointment was scheduled for eight a.m.
I checked the time. It was just after midnight but I knew none of us were going to be getting any sleep that night.
“I think we should head into Chicago tonight.”
“I agree,” Bella said.
I looked at her. “You don’t have to go.”
