However, Dante was controlling. He was ruthless, dangerous, and the man that Cash had signed his life over to in order to protect himself and his family.
“Where was his last known location?” Ralen asked, giving Bonnie a strange look.
“Chicago,” she said.
“Chicago?” Cash questioned. “Nowhere near here.”
“Does he know anyone in Chicago, maybe?” Ralen suggested.
“Dante doesn’t think so. That was yesterday,” Bonnie said. “So he could still be there. Alejandro is sending some guys to ask around and see if they can find him. Dante also wondered if he was on his way here.”
“That’s a stretch,” Cash said. “He could have gone anywhere. He could still be in Chicago. What does Dante want from us?”
“He wants you guys to try and contact him. If Alejandro’s men aren’t successful, he might need the two of you to go hunting for him.”
What the hell could they do that Alejandro’s men couldn’t? Well, he guessed they did know Ortega better.
Bonnie glanced over at the screen where they could see Addie sleeping. “I understand why you don’t want to go searching for him, Cash. You want to stay here and look after Addie.”
Yeah, he did, but Addie was also leaving soon.
“She’ll be heading back home to Las Vegas soon,” Cash said as Ralen shot him a warning look. “We can look for Dante if we need to.”
“I think that I should go to Chicago,” Bonnie said. “I really think I could find him.”
All three of them stared at her.
“Not happening,” Titus said.
“No way,” Ralen added.
Cash just shook his head.
“The three of you are real party poopers,” she told them.
“Better we be party poopers than you get hurt,” Ralen told her.
“Dante would fucking kill us,” Cash said. “And it would be long and painful.”
Bonnie had a hurt look on her face before she glanced away, and for a moment he wasn’t sure what it was that he’d said. Then it came to him and he nearly groaned. Bonnie probably thought they only cared about her because of her scary-ass stepbrother.
“But mostly we just don’t want anything bad happening to you, Bon,” Cash told her as he wrapped his arm around her. “Where would we be without you cheering up our lives?”
“I’m sure you’d survive,” Bonnie said in a low voice.
Titus shot him a nasty look, and he didn’t blame the other man. He felt terrible.
“I still think it’s unfair,” Bonnie said. “I’ve got the perfect detective outfit. It’s got this really cute hat and everything, and I think the right pair of boots would really set it off. I need to go shopping for some boots. Do you think Addie would like going boot shopping?”
It wasn’t until that moment that he realized Bonnie was probably a bit lonely. She didn’t really spend time with anyone else other than the three of them.
“I don’t know if she likes boot shopping, Bon, but remember, she’s leaving soon.”
“Oh.” Her shoulders slumped. “Of course. Oh, well. I can go shopping online. There’s better selection anyway.”
Should he offer to ask Greer or Livvy if they wanted to go shopping with her? He’d once warned his sister off becoming friends with Bonnie because of who Dante was and what might happen to Greer if she hung around the other woman. But that was unfair to Bonnie. She was lonely, and so far she hadn’t been in any danger, thanks to Dante. Very few people actually knew who she was, and Titus watched her like a hawk. Bonnie deserved to have friends.
“Back to what we’re meant to be discussing,” Titus said with a disapproving look at them all. “You need to be ready to leave at any time if Dante wants you to go searching for Ortega.”
