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.

word to that smart ass officer and mommy dearest is going

The text read.

back down at her phone screen. Irene

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 a

sorry, what were

telling me something," He reminded.

her phone tightened. "Nothing,

so?" He hummed, nodding his head as he regarded her with a suspicious

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

way she was, was sending red

inform us if the kidnapper contacts you in anyway

"I will." Just as she said this, Chief Roberts partner showed up, informing him that the

her. The location she received was the real

she know this? Well, because the moment Robert announced their departure, a new text entered her phone, this time,

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

messages and realizing that this whole thing was

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

the rest of his team on

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

creased. "Why would

around at all the eyes watching her. She wasn't sure what or who was Irene's

his answer, she walked away, hoping that Robert Martins

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

rundown with over grown weeds and rusty

second to scan 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 at her phone to

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

two men. Intimidating, size wise that is, but she wasn't

"Where's my mother?"

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

let me take you

looked 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 of her henchman to

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

warned which in turn, earned her a hard slap from Irene when she had

threaten me." Irene hissed and grabbed her chin, turning her face back to her. "When I'm

harshly shoved Leonica's face away 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

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

her mouth off and undoing the rope

sobbing into her hair. "My precious daughter, why

Leonica whispered as she pulled away from the hug and stared

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