Serving Herself On A Silver Platter.

Staring at the location of a totally different place, Leonica became confused.

Why was she receiving a different idea when Chief Robert has figured out where her mother was being held?

Was this all part of Irene's plan to throw them off? Or was the building the decoy?

Benjamin's abandoned property was on the outskirts of town, far away from civilization and general public, so if the police were to start their journey there now, it's take them nothing less than three hours to get there.

But this location she had been given, Leonica thought as she opened Google map and typed it in, was closer.

If she left now, she'd probably get there within fifteen minutes, maybe less.

So was this the real place her mother was being held? And was her father's building just a decoy? Or was this place the decoy and Irene was just trying to throw them off her trails, believing that Leonica would cry wolf to the entire police team and her father if she received this picture?

Well, she predicted one thing correct and that was the fact that Leonica was heading to the place, but it was just her, not the police force.

If Irene was trying to throw them off her trail with this picture, then she'd be the one to confirm that.

"Leonica?" Her thoughts were interrupted by the voice of her father, who was standing by the door.

She looked up from her phone and smiled at him. "Yes father?"

"Chief Robert wants to see you for a minute." He informed.

Nodding her head, she walked towards the living area, handing the bottle of water over to her father as she walked past.

"Chief Robert, you want to see me?" Leonica asked as she walked into the living area.

Robert quickly rounded up the instruction he was giving and approached her. "Yes, I have a few questions to ask you."

"Go ahead."

"I asked your brother and father earlier and they stated that you were the closest to Mrs. Romero, during the last few days, did you perhaps notice anything weird? Like she being frightened or on edge?"

Leonica shook her head. As far back as she could remember, her mother seemed normal. "No, not at all." She answered, watching as the police man nodded. "But, why are you asking this, if I may ask."

"We're trying to determine the kidnappers motive. If this is simply a ransom case, then they should have contacted your family by now, but they haven't and that leads me to believe that this might not be a simple kidnapping. There might be an intent to hurt Mrs. Romero, or maybe even kill her."

Leonica swallowed thickly, her hand tightening around her phone. She couldn't do this, she couldn't gamble on her mother's life. Perhaps it was best to inform Chief Roberts, they'd know how to handle the situation faster, right? Yeah, it was best she came clean now.

"Chief Roberts, actually-" She stopped speaking when her phone vibrated in her grasp and one glimpse at the screen told her that her actions right now, wasn't the smartest.

officer and mommy dearest is going to lose a

The text read.

breath hitch and she looked up, scanning the room to see if anyone was watching her. When her search discovered nothing fruitful, she glanced back down at her phone screen. Irene was watching her. One way or the other, else she couldn't have randomly

humans, but for any form of a device that remotely looked like a camera. "Ms. Romero?" The sound of Roberts voice snapped her out of her search and she looked his

sorry, what

were about telling me something," He reminded. "What was

on her phone tightened. "Nothing, please

that so?" He hummed, nodding his head as he regarded

learnt throughout his career in the police departments is that you could never trust anyone,

the way she was, was sending red

Be sure to inform us if the kidnapper

Chief Roberts partner showed up, informing him that the entire

location she received

announced their departure, a new text entered her phone, this time, the message made her understand

Don't play smart, don't tell anyone. Any silly slip up,

sighed after reading the text messages and realizing that this whole thing was a trap and she was Irene's

stop her from wanting to save her mother. Rather it gave her an easier way to solve

towards her car, she passed Robert and the rest of his team on the way out, stopping just before she reached

She called, gaining the male's attention. "Are

creased. "Why would you

or who was Irene's eyes, so she played it cool, shrugging

hoping that Robert Martins was as smart as he

location that Irene had sent her, the place being an old warehouse, the type you see

rundown with over grown weeds

sight. It was almost as if she had stepped into a dead zone. She glanced at her phone to see if she had come to

took you a long time to get here, but you made it. Congratulations." Irene's voice sounded as she walked out of the building, bringing along two beefy looking men. Leonica gulped. Maybe Irene had turned out to be more trouble than she

between the two men. Intimidating, size wise that is, but

"Where's my mother?"

door," Irene pointed into the darkness behind her and Leonica squinted, trying to make out the silhouette of a figure,

take you

going to move an inch, her smile faded completely.

man quickly closed the space between them and grabbed Leonica's upper arm, pulling her towards

turn, earned her

position to threaten me." Irene hissed and grabbed her chin, turning her face back to her. "When I'm done with you, no one would ever

and although she wanted to fight back, at least claw a few of Irene's fake lashes out, Leonica reminded herself that she needed to stay calm in other to save her mother. "Take her inside, I'll be in shortly." Irene ordered

willingly allowed herself be dragged in, was

out and rushed to her mother, pulling the tape of her

precious daughter, why did you

choice." Leonica whispered as she pulled away from the hug and stared at her mother. "Did she

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