“My father is an asshole.I apologize for his behavior.”Natasha blows out a breath.
“He kept me locked in a room.”Sara’s tone is flat, like she’s discussing the weather and not her captivity.
Natasha swallows and her face goes pale.
“I spent the time looking for ways out.Cut my hands on broken glass trying to figure out how to cut up the sheets to make something to climb down with.”Her gaze goes to Tom.“But I’m glad you two had a lovely vacation.And congratulations on the wedding and the baby.”
“Sara—”
“Tom.”She narrows her eyes on him.“I swear to god if you talk to me, I will smack you again.The best thing for you to do is remain silent.You not only put me in danger, but you didn’t contact me.We have an email so you can keep in touch when you do this shit.And did I get anything from you?No.But you certainly had time to tell Mom everything is a-okay.So you don’t get to talk to me until I’m ready to talk to you.”
Tom starts to protest.“Sa?—”
“I appreciate that you thought to worry about me while you were off getting married.”Sara’s smile is anything but pleasant.“Natasha, at some point, I would love to get to know you better.But, Tom, right this moment, just stay the fuck away from me like you already did.I’m good without you.”
Even I wince a little at that dig, but he deserves it.
“Now, I’m hangry, but apparently we need to talk about what’s going to happen.”Sara smiles up at Dante as he sets a plate in front of her.
Tom’s brow furrows, but Dante lifts his gaze to Tom’s.Dante’s expression is flat, but it’s the expression of a predator waiting for the right moment to strike.
Dante sits on Finn’s other side.“We need to make sure it’s safe to return.We have a business to run.”
“I have obligations to get back to.”I put my hand on Sara’s back as she eats the eggs and bacon Dante found for her.“But I don’t think it’s smart to leave any time soon.”
“We’ll need to get in touch with the Feds to find out where they are on the case.”Wyatt sits on my other side and we’re a united front before Tom.
“How did you escape my father?”Natasha clears her throat.“Are we really safe here?”
Dante leans forward and clasps his hands on the table.“You’ve heard of the Lawsons?”
Natasha’s gaze shifts to Finn as she nods.
“My father makes sure to have a mole in every organization.”Finn leans back.“More than one usually.My father’s man got us out of there.We would have been out without him, but it made the escape easier.Cleaner.”
“We left plenty of time for them to catch up to us.”Dante’s eyes narrow.“We made sure we weren’t followed.What do you know of your father’s organization?”
Natasha clings to Tom’s hand.“He keeps me out of it, but if he didn’t catch you, he may think he has another way to draw me out.”
“Mom, Caitlyn, and Roger!”Tom starts to stand, but she makes him sit back down.
“Glad you remember your family,” Sara bites out.
“Roger’s on alert.”Dante’s eyes narrow on Tom again.“We know how to take care of our people.He’ll keep them safe.”
“We can only realistically stay here a week.”Wyatt runs a hand through his hair.“We’ve got work to do with us and can use a VPN to connect, but not for the first few days.We have to be careful what we use and how we communicate with the outside world.”
“No cell phones.”Dante sits back and looks at each of us.When he gets to me, I nod.It’s going to be hard, but I can be out of touch for a few days.My businesses will run without me and my family will be fine.
“With that out of the way.”Sara lifts her gaze to Tom.“Stay on your side of the house and I’ll stay on mine.When I want to talk to you, I’ll let you know.Otherwise, leave us the fuck alone.”
Chapter16
Confessions
Wyatt
For once, Tom is silent.
