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.

ass officer and mommy dearest is going to lose

The text read.

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 guessed that she was about to

phone once again, except this time around, her eyes scanned the surrounding space not for 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 way, flashing

sorry, what were

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

phone tightened. "Nothing, please ignore

nodding his head as he regarded

the police departments is that you

the way she was, was sending

sure to inform us if the kidnapper contacts you in anyway or you

said this, Chief Roberts partner showed up,

them leave, realization dawned on her. The location she received was the real location and her father's

moment Robert announced their departure, a new text entered her phone, this time, the message

don't tell anyone. Any silly slip up, and

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

didn't stop her from wanting to save her mother. Rather it gave her an easier way to solve the

rest of his team on the

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

brows creased. "Why would

sure what or who was

she walked away, hoping that

Leonica about thirty five minutes to reach the location that Irene had sent her,

with over

car and got out, taking a second to scan her surrounding. The area was quiet, no human, animal or insect sight. It was almost as if she

it. Congratulations." Irene's voice sounded as she walked out of the building, bringing along two beefy looking men.

size wise that is, but she wasn't going

"Where's my mother?"

into the darkness behind her and Leonica squinted, trying to make

take you to her."

looked like she wasn't going to move an inch, her smile faded completely. "You don't have a

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

do this, Irene." Leonica warned which in turn, earned her

hissed and grabbed her chin, turning her face back to her.

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 and watched the man

in, was soon shoved into the same room as

and rushed to her mother, pulling the tape of her mouth off and undoing the rope that was used

her hair. "My precious daughter, why

away from the hug and stared at her mother. "Did she

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