"Dads threaten."
"Mine's a mob boss." She smiles a little too big, then lets it fall. "Do you think Luke's okay?"
"You are too young for eighteen-year-olds."
"I know, and I hate it."
"But... one day you will be old enough, and if you still like him, and he's smart to wait, then...who knows?"
"Ifhe's okay. Do you think he is?"
She might still be a kid, but her feelings are real. No matter what they are.
"I'm sure he is." At least, I hope he is.
But the thing is, I know her father. Maybe from a kid's point of view that was shattered, which turned him into a monster for taking away Enzo and the light that used to be in Dad's eyes. I know as an adult what the man's capable of.
He'll destroy everyone and everything in his path to extract revenge. Because he can.
Because he wants to.
The man is a man, not a monster, but a horrible one capable of horrible things.
And if he wants Luke gone, then there's a good chance Luke is dead.
Chapter Fourteen
ENZO
Cade
Nothing yet.
I stareat the text for the millionth time.
There's nothing there I didn't expect. Finding this asshole and where he's gone into deep cover is going to take time.
The security codes finally fell to us, but he was long gone. And Dad's got no idea where to.
No one's seen him in the network of spies Dad has, my uncle has, and the Syndicate has.
Me
Figured. We'll meet tomorrow and come up with a better hack for all his systems. There's got to be something.
Cade
Agreed. See you tomorrow.
Honestly, I'd be more surprised if the text was handing me a way into all his computer systems. I know there's a commondenominator either with his newly upgraded alarm systems that all seem different or with his computer server.
He's got one. And if we get that, if we get where his emails and computer activity are coming from, we've got him.
It's tricky, but when we do it, finding him should be easy.
Of course, nothing can help me crack the code with the angry woman in my house.
Every time I try to broach it with her, Lola tells me she needs time.
