Chapter 377

"Luke, couldn't you just lie quietly in a ditch somewhere?"

Vespera stared at Luke like he was a serial killer, every nerve on edge.

He just never stopped. He was always showing up, haunting her like a damn ghost.

Luke's face was grim, and what he said next completely blew her mind.

"Tina was taken."

Vespera was still stuck in that annoyed headspace when his words hit her like a bolt of lightning.

"What kind of sick joke is that? Do you think this is a movie or something? That's impossible, she's locked up in holding!"

Rebecca came out of the apartment just then.

She'd heard the exchange. "Where did you even hear that? That's absolutely not possible."

Luke stepped inside.

He moved fast, Vespera and Rebecca couldn't have stopped him even if they'd wanted to.

"Half an hour ago, someone I had posted in Ashford called me. Tina was being transferred to another holding facility today. During transport, she was ambushed. One officer's dead, another's injured."

Both Vespera and Rebecca went dead silent.

A chill ran through their arms and legs.

Luke turned to Rebecca, his expression dark. "I came for you. I heard you've been working with that boy's family.

"You've been going back and forth to Ashford a lot, you've got better access. Ask your contacts in the local PD if they've heard anything."

Rebecca snapped out of the shock.

She narrowed her eyes. "Are you helping us now? Since when were you such a good guy?"

Vespera rubbed her temple. "He doesn't want to help us. He wants information. Tina's escaped, and of course, she's going to come looking for him. He's the love of her life, dear old Luke."

"Vespera, I'm worried about you," Luke said, his eyes full of sincerity.

about yourself. She's way more likely to want to see

She'll come for

no us," Vespera snapped, already sick

moved aside to make a phone

have direct contacts in the police department, but she did have the number for the

tense. "Enough. We're all on her hit list. None of us is

phone to

it started ringing, the same ringtone echoed from outside. She took a few steps toward the

looked at the three of them gathered in the entryway. "Looks

Vespera walked up

out an

you didn't call

want to scare you. Besides, I figured everyone..." Dominic's

mockery, "I would assume she wouldn't show

in, "We're talking about

calm down. Then he took Vespera's hand

hands. Even though it made his gut twist with rage, he didn't have the energy to argue about it. Not with

sat down in the living

men now sharing the couch and couldn't help thinking how absurd the whole

was no

Munoz, any guesses who helped Tina escape?"

looked at him, it was clear that he believed Luke already

temple. "How would

on. It's not even a hard guess," Dominic said, turning to Rebecca.

powerful aunt. She went to her for help before, right? Could it

added, "Not could

think of something. He turned to

of time with

daughter. Looks like... she may like you, but she

Luke said nothing.

face darkened, jaw tight, but he didn't

The room went quiet.

whole situation had caught them all

such a drastic, outrageous escape plan, and the real question was, why? What made Tina worth the risk? What value did she have that made Selena go to such

police and have them investigate this woman. Is that an option?" Rebecca asked, sitting back down. A moment later, she stood again to close the balcony

to her. "Do you have any proof?

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