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Chapter 19 (Ricardo)
It's been almost 24 hours.
I've searched what feels like the entire city for her.
It doesn't take a genius to figure out that something is seriously wrong.
And every instinct I have is telling me she's with him.
My phone rings and disappointment immediately follows when I see that it isn't Lou-Lou or Emilio. "What?" I bark, my irritation far past its peak.
"You were right. He's home," Frankie says before hanging up.
I pound my fist on the counter top, hating that my intuition was spot on. But not nearly as much as the sick feeling looming in my gut every time I picture them together.
It's enough to make me want to keel over and die.
Hell, it's enough to make me do something I never thought I'd do.
I grab my keys and my gun and run out the door.
I almost knock down Alyssa when I pass her in the lobby, but I don't care.
My phone rings again and I curse when I see the name. Figures, he's chosen now to call me after ignoring me for the past 24 hours.
"You're a real piece of shit, Emilio," I answer.
"That may be true, but I'm a piece of shit who still has your best interest at heart. So, with that being said...whatever you're thinking about doing...don't," Emilio warns.
I peel out of the parking lot. "Fuck you, you warped Jiminy Cricket."
I grip the steering wheel. "And you're too late—I'm already on my way and there's nothing you or he can do to stop me."
I've got one hell of a bargaining chip...and it's time to finally cash it in.
Emilio begins shouting but I hang up on him and press my foot down on the gas.
Since my father likes deal's so much...I've got the ultimate one for him.
A deal that will give him the one and only thing he's ever wanted from me.
In exchange for the only thing I've ever wanted.
Her.