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“His name is Sal Alvin. That’s all I know. I swear. We met on the same sight you and I met on. I know nothing else about him.”
“Thank you, Jack.” I pat him on the back and leave. Then I wait in my car for him to leave the bar. When he does, I follow him until he pulls up to a motel. Guess he can’t return to his home since it’s under police investigation. I wait until he gets close to his door then I run after him and shove him inside.
“What?” he gasps, spinning around. His eyes widen for a moment when he sees me but it’s too late for him.
I have my gun aimed at his head and I pull the trigger. The silencer helps muffle the sound so no one will be coming by until morning. Poor maid is going to get a fright of her life.
I leave Jack in the room and drive away. Jack really thought I would protect him? Clearly, he doesn’t know who I am. I am Finn fucking Murphy and I’m going to find Sal Alvin and kill him for taking Aria from me.
Aria
My body is covered in blood.
I can feel the cuts all along my stomach and legs and arms. The only good thing is that Sal hasn’t stuck to his promise to put the knife inside of me. So far, all the cuts have been fairly shallow but he’s still made me bleed.
I’m strapped to his dining table, naked once more. I can’t even move because of the straps around my ankles and wrists.
Sal went somewhere and hasn’t been back for hours but the longer he’s been gone, the more worried I become that he’ll return and finally kill me.
There’s no way I can get out of these restraints. I try straining my face towards one around my wrist but I can’t reach it to bite it. I’m stuck like this.
I grew up thinking I was a princess on top of the world and now because of this hitman, I’ve been humbled. I’m no longer a princess. I’m just pathetic.
I miss Finn, I realize. I never thought that would happen but here we are. Finn would never hurt me like this. Despite him kidnapping me, he has never actually physically hurt me.
Will he come to my rescue? If he can find me. But what if he just doesn’t care enough?
Dante didn’t even know where I was when Finn held me captive. There’s no way he’ll know where I am now.
My only hope is the man I despise. For the first time since I met him, I need Finn.
I need him more than I’ve ever needed anyone else in this world.
I just need to hold on longer and hope that Sal doesn’t hurt me beyond repair.
Finn
I return to Viktor. “Sal Alvin. That’s his name. Do you have any footage of where he might have taken Aria?”
“The officer I work with sent me some videos. I tried tracing his car but it only got me so far. I’m not sure where he took Aria. If we knew any properties he owned, it would help. Having his name now will make things easier. I’ll look into it.”
“I can’t just sit still and wait around,” I grumble.
“I know. So there’s the door.” He points to it. “Feel free to go out looking for him. I’ll call you if I have any news.”
I drive around the area that Sal might be in from the CCTV footage but it doesn’t turn anything up. I know nothing about this man.
But I know someone who might know.
It’s a risk to go see him again and tell him that Aria has been kidnapped. He might use it against me.
But I have to trust that my brother won’t fully fuck me over. He hasn’t so far.
I turn up at Aiden’s apartment again and knock on the door. I have no fucking clue if he’ll even be here but I have to try.
I can tell someone looks through the peephole.
“What?” Aiden asks through the door.