“They’re mocking us,” Deigo said.
“How long ago was she taken?”Giovanni asked.
“This morning.”
Giovanni looked at the camera.The girl was still on the bed, completely naked, and then the camera went dark.He shook his head and sat back in his seat.He hated to admit defeat, but when it came to this asshole, he didn’t even know where to start.He was at a loose end.
Rubbing his eyes, he sighed.
“You okay?”
“I don’t even know where to look.”
“Her parents are pissed off, and I am on my way there.They’re not aware of the live footage.No one is but Colombo himself.He wants this handled,” Diego said.“I’ll meet you at their place.”
“What is the fucking point?”Giovanni asked.“They never leave any fucking evidence.”
They had been to the missing girls’ homes.There was nothing that pinpointed them to the people.
“The point is we’ve got to fucking try.We can’t just give up.That’s not who we are.”
He hated to admit he was right.It wasn’t who they were.No one ever did this to them and got away with it.
Giovanni couldn’t stand that the missing girls were not mounting up.They were fucking amateurs for hiring Julio, but even still, he didn’t fucking know who he was working for.This pissed him off.
“I’ll be right there,” he said, hanging up his cell phone.
He got up from his computer and made his way back upstairs to his room.Giovanni glanced toward the bed, where his sweet, beautiful, sexy, and pregnant wife lay.She was fast asleep and he didn’t want to wake her, so he quickly changed and did so quietly.
As he was about to leave, Mia woke up and yawned.“Are you okay?”
He moved toward the bed.“I’ve got to take care of some stuff.I want you to rest, okay?I’ll be back before you know it.”
Mia looked at him and smiled.“Miss you already.”
“Miss you too, babe.”And he pressed a kiss to her temple.All the time, he just wanted to tell her he loved her.
Mia had already fallen back to sleep, and for a second, he just crouched beside the bed.He needed to protect her, and he had no choice but to stop whoever was stealing women.
Kissing her cheek, because he just couldn’t resist, he got to his feet and made his way down the long staircase, where one of his men was already waiting.
He climbed behind the wheel, put the car into gear, and took off, leaving his home behind.He knew Mia was completely protected.His men would keep her safe.He tightened his grip on the steering wheel and drove forty minutes to the Ricci house, where Isabella had been taken.Diego was already there, and he was surprised to see Lorenzo as well as Emilio.They were outside, waiting for him.
He pulled the car into the lot.Several guards were outside.Isabella’s father was nowhere to be seen.
“You waited for me?”Giovanni asked.
“We’re not going to do this without you,” Lorenzo said.
“You have a knack for seeing what we don’t,” Emilio said.
Giovanni sighed.
“How’s Ricci doing?”
“He’s livid,” Diego said.“He wants the bastards dead.Every last one of them.It doesn’t help that since hearing of this news, her suitor has removed his name from the running.”
“So, whoever is doing this is also affecting business now,” Giovanni said.
