Shadows In Durango

Chapter 135

*******Vincent's POV******

I picked up the phone, eyeing the name "Dad" flashing up across the screen as I bite back the urge to scoff.

He often didn't deserve the title at the best of times...

Glancing back at Sofia, I saw her tense up slightly, her fingers tightening around her mug as she dreaded to know more about why her own brothers were currently seated in my house...

With a sigh, I swiped to answer him and swiftly pressed the phone up to my ear before it was too late-

"Why haven't you called me sooner?" I kept my tone controlled, not wanting to let my frustration leak through just yet.

"Well Vincent, I assume that Reid would have told you already that I've been handling some... unexpected business," my father's voice came back to me, as calm as ever.

"Well, has it been handled yet?! Are they gone?" I snap, before hearing him press out a heavy sigh which causes for me to rant on further; "We were seconds away from walking right in on them, do you understand how fucking bad that is for Sofia? How do they even know that she is staying there, did you fucking tell them?!"

"Did I tell them?! Vincent do you think that I'm a damn fool all of a sudden? I warned you about this, didn't I? I told you they were persistent... it didn't take much for them to ask around to find out where you were living with the girl!" He sneers back, as I ignore the way Sofia's eyes fill up as she watches the exchange with dread.

"Well are you at least going to tell me what they said and where they are right now?!" I snap out, impatient and irritated that I still hadn't learned any new information from this phone call so far...

child throwing a pathetic tantrum. "They left town an hour ago. For now, they're back at their hotel, but don't think for a second they'll stay put there for long. They'll

that moment, I wanted to hurl it across the room, but

I expect you to be there - ALONE!" I insist, trusting in my idea and knowing that in order for it to work, I would need him to play his part just like the

lip, pulling a face that practically leaks of uncertainty, as I hope to talk

at least delete the whole forced marriage

out of her life as swiftly

I have a busy schedule tomorrow so don't be late." He grumbles, showing his age

Old man...

of him making our discussion so early, knowing that I would have to wake Sofia and drive back there in the early hours, but I choose to give in to him knowing that it would be easier for us all...

me as I felt guilty for the reaction but

noticed she fell into whenever she was trying to keep herself calm - one that made me often wonder how she

the irritation still burning in my chest from everything

"What's the final plan then, Vincent?" she murmured, her voice barely

a hand back through my hair and let out a frustrated sigh before I moved to be directly in front of her, crouching down to make myself on

as a pawn in all of this, like you're something to be controlled and traded for the rest of your life! But we can easily convince them that your life with me is already miserable... once they're satisfied, I'll pay them off and they'll leave

to make something work out in our

so fucking disappointed that they turned out like this..." Her breathless words hit me like a gut punch, as I could practically see her heart crack from within her chest. Fuck...

better - I promise!"

we do it though? Make it believable, I mean?" Sofia babbles, as I shake my head and hush her gently. "Tomorrow, we will go see my Dad and he'll