Chapter 260

Elena

“Dad, you haven’t touched your food at all.”

My dad looked up at me before he sunk his head towards his laptop. The suspension was the worst thing that could’ve happen to him and did not come to my advantage.

Being stuck in a house with a man obsessed with going after the cartel was nothing to be happy about. I could still not believe that this man was willing to bring the entire family in danger just to prove his point, and I could also not believe that he had dragged my brother into this.

Poor Alex could not lead his own life and even went along with my dad’s crazy ideas. It was no surprise his ex-wife divorced him because she couldn’t take it anymore.

He didn’t even have time for his two-year-old daughter because all he focused on was his job, just like dad. I was never the one to look up any trouble, so I could genuinely not understand why those two airheads planned on going after some cartel.

“Dad,” I tried again. “You haven’t closed a single eye. You can’t go on like this any longer.”

“I can, and I will.” He spoke determinedly. “I will bring them all down, even if that’s the last thing I’ll do.”

“Well, okay.” I sighed, exhausted. I would not argue any longer, and if dad and Alex wanted to put themselves in danger, they could go ahead and do that, but I had other plans. The wedding was coming up, and there was still so much to do.

“What have you been up to lately?” My dad somehow found the nerve to ask me. I got interrupted by the sound of email notification and shrugged him off. “Oh, nothing much-the wedding thing I told you about,” I mumbled as I scanned through the mail, which I had been waiting on for a long time.

Marvin’s email.

1 Inbox

From M. Romero

my dream come true because I’m getting released from prison in just four

it April fools already? The smile on my face had slowly changed from a confused frown

attempted to peak over my shoulder, but I freaked out and backed away as

at the Vermont Street Bridge this Saturday at 12 PM,

This couldn’t be.

biggest

just some spam mail!” I spoke in a hurry as I gathered my laptop and all my other belongings. “Anyway, I won’t keep

say anything and closed

the wall and closed my eyes while I tried to catch my breath. All I had to do was breathe and think. I was overreacting, and everything was going to be okay.

to get life without parole, asking me

was I even kidding?

the thought of it made my skin

hit it a bit harder, I would pass out and die. That was the

could I ever

to the woods, where no one could find me. One thing was for sure. I was not going to that appointment. I had watched enough shows to know how that would

my fingers through my hair and walked back and forth while I thought of what to do. What if this guy was some weird stalker? What if he wouldn’t

dad and my brother and lived my life as boring as possible. Why did I decide to write some random

travel bag. My mind went numb, and I didn’t even know what I was doing, but I pulled out every piece of clothing I owned and

on his way to kidnap

getting sweaty, and my heartbeat was rising. I felt dizzy, and I was

do any

I whispered to myself as I held my hands against my closet and took several deep breaths. I was

me it was my own choice. I didn’t have to show up if

that person had

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