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.

that smart ass officer and mommy dearest is going to

The text read.

back down at her phone screen. Irene was watching

for humans, but for any form of a device that remotely looked like a camera. "Ms. Romero?" The

sorry, what

about telling me something," He reminded.

hold on her phone tightened. "Nothing, please

his head as he regarded her with a suspicious

departments is that you could never trust anyone, not even the victim's family,

seeing Leonica, acting the way she was,

inform us if the kidnapper contacts you in anyway or you

this, Chief Roberts partner showed up, informing him that the entire preparation

realization dawned on her. The location she received was the real location

new text entered her phone, this time, the message made

read: Don't play smart, don't tell anyone. Any

this whole thing was a trap and she was Irene's

that didn't stop her from wanting to save her mother. Rather it gave

Robert and the rest of his team

male's attention. "Are you

brows creased. "Why would you say

watching her. She wasn't sure what or who was Irene's eyes, so she played it

his answer, she walked away, hoping that Robert Martins was as

took Leonica about thirty five minutes to reach the location that Irene had sent her, the place being an old

extremely rundown with

surrounding. The area was quiet, no human, animal or insect sight. It was almost as

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

Intimidating, size wise that is, but she wasn't

"Where's my mother?"

door," Irene pointed into the darkness behind her and Leonica squinted, trying to

take you

like she wasn't going to move an inch, her smile faded completely. "You don't have a choice, bitch. Walk." She hissed and gestured for one

them and grabbed Leonica's upper arm, pulling her

warned which in turn, earned her a hard

and grabbed her chin, turning her face back to

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.

who had willingly allowed herself be dragged in, was soon shoved into the

rushed to her mother, pulling the tape of her mouth off and undoing

"My precious daughter, why did you come here? You

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