Maid for the Mafia by Jaylee

Chapter 140

To-may-toe - To-mah-toe

ALEX

We're already headed back when my phone rings with an unfamiliar number flashing across the screen. With a frown, I flip it open and hit send. "Yes?" I say in way of answer. I never use my name. Not even when I know who is calling.

"Mister Alex DeMarco? This is Guadalupe Herrera at St. Martin's Urgent Care. You are the emergency contact for one Rubyna Dubois. Is this Alex DeMarco?"

My throat constricts, every muscle in my body locking with tension. My gaze shoots to Mickey in the seat next to me and I almost want to scream. He stares back at me through narrowed eyes and I lower the volume on my receiver dramatically.

*She's dead just like I thought.*

*Holy fuck.*

*Santos, you bastard.*

"This is DeMarco," I say and Mickey freezes, his expression wary.

The bitch has a thick Spanish accent and I listen to Miss Herrera's next words carefully, trepidation building in my chest. Everything she recounts for me sounds a little more like rubbish with each mispronounced syllable, yet I'm not entirely sure of it until she offers to send a picture of Ruby to my phone.

That is when I know for certain something isn't right. Because first of all... who does that? And second, I happen to know the only person on Ruby's emergency contact list is not me. It is Romany.

*What game is this?*

I play along, promising to be there as soon as possible, but when I hang up I hit the intercom button and tell my driver to step on it.

need to be home and we need to be

shifting in his seat as if waiting for me to play back a transcript of the fairytale I just heard.

so that I can put off the

we fetch Ruby immediately just to please my angel and

"Alex?!" He growls.

*Fucking hell.*

road. She was severely dehydrated and riding high off of opiates. They claim to have detoxed her and swear that she is in

fuck? How long have they had

Ruby has been there for

"You don't know that."

fucking minimum of NINE days, not three and then of course, add that if Ruby was truly there and ready for release, she would have called me her

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to speak to Vincenzo and all I can do is gawk at him in absolute wonder. "You are such

and speaks into the mic,

I hit the button, "Vincenzo - disregard that order and take us directly home." I release the button and glare. "We have to go home first!" Mickey is livid and fairly frothing at the mouth. "Are you crazy? Romany would kill us if she

Ruby is actually there. Second - I don't buy that 'we found her in the road' bullshit, not at all. It's a distraction.

because you're

Think for a minute

a sip and realize that *my angel* is

"She's not alone!"

"SHE! IS!"

not. There are guards all over that

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