“Because this one is not our daughter,” Joshua said through gritted teeth. “Our Carmelita is dead, Leanna. Dead because of you giving her to those idiots who didn’t take her to the doctor.”
“Who is this girl?”
“Axe Salvadori’s daughter. Kill him, and I’ll let her be our daughter. Go ahead, Leanna. Do it.” He smiled wide, narrowing his eyes, and the nasty gleam communicated exactly what he was all about. “I win. You lose.”
Leanna looked from Carmelita to Axe and back again. His words rang in her mind.Our daughter.The girl at the witness stand had no nose piercing. And no fingernail polish. Unlike litaloca who had Joshua Cano’s long nose.
“No, you just made a big mistake,” Leanna said. “Our daughter lives, but you’ll never get to meet her. You killed Ana and Eduardo for nothing.”
Leanna’s father whistled.
Cano’s gaze flickered, uncertainty dawning. He pivoted and moved the gun toward…
“Too bad you don’t get to see the happy ending.” Leanna squeezed the trigger.
