Getting to her door, it is locked. “Fuck,” I mutter. Anu has never locked the door since I moved in here.
I return to my room, telling myself not to push or demand that tomorrow is a new day and we can discuss Sophie then.
I lay in bed, unable to sleep. The night plays repeatedly in my mind. What would have happened to Anu had I not shown up?
I got fucking Emma’s ex to give me the code; we’d already paid him and yet he still hung on to giving us the pictures of her that could damage her reputation and ruin her business. Getting him to let go of the code to the file where he hid the pictures and took a lot longer than I planned. I was heading back to Anu, thinking about how I was going to propose to her. Then, I heard her screaming. I raced down the hall to see the ugly sight before me. I always knew Sophie was a first-class bitch. My imagination failed when it came to what she could do when she’s jealous.
I woke up startled and reached for Anu; she’s not there. The memory of last night’s event floods my mind. I got up and raced to her room. The door is wide open. She’s not home. I lookaround and it’s clear she left home. I call her phone, but it goes straight to voicemail.
I immediately call Bruce. “Hey, can you please see if you can track Anu?”
“Sure. Is everything okay?”
“I will tell you later. Please, find her for me.”
I hear him push buttons and come back to the phone. “Her phone is switched off. I will see if I can track her and get back to you.”
“Please, check with Jordan.”
He sighs.
“Whoever keeps that guy off the grid needs to work for me.”
“His name is Malik; he’s Jordan’s cousin.
“Noted.” He says
“Find Anu, please.” I plead.
“I will get back to you.”
I hang up and hear a knock. Racing to the door, I swing it open, and Jacob is right there. Not in the mood for this kid.
“Hey, do you know where my lady is traveling to? I forgot to tell her to bring me chocolate. Can you, please, tell her for me?”
“What do you mean by traveling to?”
“She had her suitcase when the black car picked her up this morning.”
“What time did she leave?” He shrugs. “Go, I’ll tell her if I hear from her.”
“Thanks, man. I’ll be back later to play the Xbox.”
I nod as he shuts the door.
Fuck, Anu left with a suitcase. I rush to her room, pulling the bag where she keeps all her passports. All three are there. I breathe relief that she didn’t leave the country. If a black car picked her up, she’s with Jordan, and the motherfucker will not answer me.
I call Andrea and the call goes to voicemail.Fuck!
I call Bruce back.
“She’s with Jordan for sure. Jacob saw her leave this morning, and Andrea is not answering her phone.”
“Got it, I’ll see if I can find them.”
Tossing my phone, I call Zack to come and pick me up. He takes me to the office. I can’t imagine how she must be feeling. I need to find her and explain things to her. I helped Emma out of jam, and now I’m scrabbling to save my own love life.
My ride to the office has me in a blur, I can’t say I noticed anything, or anyone till I got to my desk.
