Because Harry's has a look of safety, but it's a 'looks can deceive' thing. It's slightly isolated this time of day, this time of year.
And I was stupid, desperate, and fell for someone I thought was real.
Alex.
Enzo. Because like it or not, I fell for him.
And I couldn't even blame this on Enzo because whoever it was that called me pretending to be Alex had clearly hacked the number Enzo had been using for Alex.
I'd laugh, except there's nothing funny about this situation.
Fuck him.
Bitterness coats my tongue, and panic beats inside.
I need help.
But I don't know many people.
Ruby's out of the question. She's a good person. And she's so far removed from this wild and dangerous world I'm not dragging her into it. Let her think the CEO of the company is just some hot business guy who will, no doubt, breeze out of the business sooner rather than later.
I don't know his plans for Barwon, or even if he has any, and right now I don't have the bandwidth to think about that.
Enzo is also out of the question, obviously.
If I go to the cops, then I'm in trouble. I'll be dragged in, made to give statements.
Though that's the smartest choice for anyone else in the world, it isn't for me.
The police are, at best, problematic and, at worst, a way to get a price on my head.
My real name will come up.
And someone in the police station is going to be on the mob payroll.
There are a lot of crime families in New York, but among the Polish, Italian, and Russians, a small handful of families hold major clout.
Marino is one of them.
Even I know not to mess with the Marinos.
Besides, even if nothing comes down on me with a visit to the cops, my name will end me getting work.
And I don't mean Lourdes.
This time, I mean Lola.
Fuck, I know that's not true. I'm done in New York under either name now, too. Even if I don't go to the law. Because Enzo knows me.
I have to disappear.
But not until I do things as right as I can by Lyndall.
I'm going to have to call the last person who might be able to help.
Silas.
I'm not a fool. I don't think Silas is about to help me or is on my side. If he knows Alex, then chances are he knows Alex is Enzo.
