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“We wanted to wait a while, she’s three months along and we just wanted to enjoy it together for a while,” I say weakly.
Izzy grabs my hand and squeezes, giving me that silent support that I desperately need.
“Uhh, I know you just got married and shit, and I don’t know your girl well, but is there any chance that she took off and left thewatch so we wouldn’t find her?” Alec asks and my fingers twitch, wanting to reach for my gun.
Izzy’s hand tightens around mine as though she knows exactly where my thoughts were headed.
“There’s no way. You haven’t seen them together much. That girl is as crazy as he is, even though she may not seem like it. Trust me, she wouldn’t leave unless it’s against her own free will,” Luca says and I let out a breath, thankful he sees things the way I do and that I don’t have to fight my family on it.
“Okay.” Alec turns in his seat to face me. “I’m sorry for saying that, man. I’m just trying to see this from every perspective. You don’t get as far as I have without doubting every little thing, and I just had to ask. You have my entire company behind you to get her back, all you gotta do is say the word and I’ll send out an alert.”
I get where he’s coming from, but that doesn’t stop the frustration from bubbling up inside me. I take a second to calm myself, before answering him.
“I know, thank you. Let’s just get to the estate so we can figure who the fuck thought they could take my wife and baby away from me. If this city thought I was crazy before, they’ll see nothing but my demons when I burn it to the fucking ground if I don’t find her.”
Chapter Forty-Six
Robyn
The room is dark when I wake up again. I’m not sure how many times I’ve come in and out of consciousness.
At one point, blackout blinds were drawn over the window, so I have no concept of time. Though there’s a small lamp resting on the floor in the corner of the room so I can still see my surroundings.
It feels like I’ve been here forever, and I still haven’t seen a single soul. Though someone has definitely been slipping in and out while I was sleeping because there were a couple of times I woke up and there was a tray resting next to me with a bottle that only contained a few sips worth of water and small rations of food.
My head throbs from the drugs, or maybe dehydration? I don’t know anymore.
My body aches from lying on the hard floor for so long and from being chained to the wall.
“Hello?” I croak, sick and freaking tired of not knowing where I am or why I’m here.
I figured I’d be terrified in a situation like this—don’t get me wrong, I am scared—but I know that Enzo and the rest of the family will be doing everything they can to bring me home.
That’s the thought that brings me a blanket of calm, that makes my heart rate settle and almost makes my worries disappear.
I’m not naïve, I know this could end horribly. I know I could very well die in this room and my husband could never find me. But we’re talking about Enzo Romano, and the rest of the Romano family. The most ruthless, unhinged and dangerous family in the state, and I’m now one of them. They have an endless supply of resources, and I’m choosing to put my hope in them.
I just hope that I make it out of this some-what okay, and that my baby survives this too.
The thunder of footsteps sounding for the first time since I’ve been here have me backing up against the wall as my eyes fixate on the door. The handle rattles as it opens, and my pulse kicks up.
“Finally awake,angel.Guess we have some catching up to do, huh?”
A gasp gets caught in my throat as they step into the room, and I see the face that matches the familiar voice.
“You.”
Chapter Forty-Seven
Enzo
Ipace my father’s office as Izzy and Alec busy themselves on their laptops and Luca and Dad murmur to each other quietly.
It’s been three fucking days since I laid eyes on my angel.
Three. Fucking. Days.
I haven’t eaten or slept in three days. Why should I get to eat and sleep when Robyn’s going through who the hell knows what?