Total pages in book: 80
Estimated words: 77394 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 387(@200wpm)___ 310(@250wpm)___ 258(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 77394 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 387(@200wpm)___ 310(@250wpm)___ 258(@300wpm)
“You think that’s where he took Luna?”
My throat tightened as I said, “He said you know where to find me and that’s the only place I know, so I guess. But honestly, I don’t know.”
“Okay, that’s a good start.” Preacher turned to Lawson as he announced, “It’s time to call in the guys.”
Creed took out his phone and stepped away from us as he said, “On it.”
“We have things to discuss.” Preacher motioned his head towards me. “I think she could use a break.”
“I’m fine,” I argued. “I want to help.”
“And you will. But we have a way of doing things.”
“Okay. Whatever you say.”
“I’ll take her to my room.”
With that, Lawson took hold of my hand and led me out of the bar. As we headed down the long, narrow hall, I expected him to say something, but he didn’t say a word. He wouldn’t even look at me. I was already unnerved, and his silence wasn’t helping matters. I didn’t know what to do or say, so I just followed along until he stopped in front of a door.
When I was there before, I’d seen all the doors, but I’d never actually been inside one of the rooms. He opened it and as I stepped inside, I was surprised to find that it was much like a small hotel room. There was a bed and a desk in the corner, and there was a flat-screen TV mounted on the wall. It even had its own bathroom with a shower. It was nice, but I wasn’t looking forward to being in there alone—especially when my sweet girl was off with some monster.
I turned to Lawson for some kind of consolation, but his stone-cold expression made me wonder if he was upset with me. “I’m really sorry about all this. I know it’s a lot, and...”
“You have nothing to be sorry about. You did nothing wrong.”
“Maybe not, but it’s a lot. And you didn’t ask for any of it.”
“And neither did you, and the same goes for Luna. Poor kid should’ve never been pulled into this. But don’t worry.” Lawson slipped his arm around my waist and pulled me close. “We’re going to get her back.”
Hearing those words from him moved me in a way I didn’t expect. Lawson had shown me compassion and understanding like no other man had, and I truly believed him when he said that he would bring Luna back to me. With tears streaming down my face, I wrapped my arms around his neck and hugged him. “I’m going to hold you to that.”
“I better get to it.” He released me and then stepped over to the desk. He grabbed a notepad and pen off the table and offered them to me. “If you think of anything we might need to know, just jot it down.”
“Okay.”
“I’ll be back when I can.”
He kissed me on the cheek, and then he was gone.
I walked over to the bed, and as I lay down, I was engulfed in a whirlwind of anguish and uncertainty. I had no idea where my precious daughter was or what was happening to her. Delgado was an evil, evil man, and even though I tried to fight it, I couldn’t stop my mind from wandering to the darkest corners of possibility. It was killing me.
I was in an impossible spot.
Lawson and his brothers were fierce men who would have no trouble handling a man like Delgado, but they weren’t just dealing with Delgado. They were dealing with my daughter, too. They couldn’t get to her without going through him, and they couldn’t go through him without putting her at risk.
I was the only chance they had of getting close to him without hurting her.
I just had to make them see that, but that would mean interrupting their meeting—a meeting they clearly didn’t want me to be a part of. But I didn’t have a choice. I had to say my piece, and like they say—desperate people do desperate things. So, I got up and looked out the door, searching in vain for someone who might be able to tell me where to find Lawson and the rest of the guys.
Sadly, there was no one in sight.
I was on my own.
I shook off my nerves and started down the hall. It wasn’t long before I heard voices coming from a room around the bend. As I got closer, I heard one of them say, “A man like this isn’t gonna give the kid up without a fight.”
“Then, we fight.”
“I’m all for it, but we gotta figure out how we’re gonna do it without putting the girl in danger.”
I took that as my opportunity to push the door open and step inside. It was a fairly large room with long wooden table, and Lawson and Preacher were sitting there with several other brothers. They all turned and glared at me when I said, “I have an idea.”