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

The text read.

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

from her 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 him

sorry, what were

something," He

phone tightened. "Nothing,

his head

he had learnt throughout his career in the police departments is that you could never trust anyone, not even the victim's family, especially not the

way she was,

to inform us if the kidnapper contacts you in anyway

showed up, informing him

The location she received was the real location and her father's

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

don't tell anyone. Any silly slip

the text messages and realizing that this whole thing was a

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

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

the male's attention. "Are you

brows creased. "Why would you say

sure what or who was Irene's eyes, so she played

she walked away, hoping that Robert

five minutes to reach the location that Irene had sent her, the place being an old warehouse, the type you

abandoned and looked extremely rundown with

her surrounding. The area was quiet, no human, animal or insect sight. It was almost as if she had stepped into a dead zone. She glanced

Romero, it 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

men. Intimidating, size wise that is, but

"Where's my mother?"

her and Leonica squinted, trying to make out the

take you

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 of her henchman to get

and grabbed Leonica's upper arm, pulling her towards

this, Irene." Leonica warned which in turn, earned her a hard slap from Irene

not in the position to threaten me." Irene hissed and grabbed her chin, turning her face back to her. "When I'm done with you,

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."

willingly allowed herself be dragged in, was soon

her mouth off and undoing the

precious daughter, why did you

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

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