Chapter 36
CHAPTER 36
V incent
I’m halfway to the hotel when another three-way call comes through.
Jack is yelling before I can get a word out. “It’s fake! It’s a looped recording!”
“ What? ” I roar.
“They recorded Rizutto waking into that room, plus a ton of footage on either side. I caught the glitch when it looped back around. He’s not there!”
Alessandro is calling in.
“I’m adding Alessandro to the call.”
Alessandro has no preamble. “Leo’s car was hit. Sarah is gone.”
“What do you mean gone?” Marco asks.
“Witnesses saw a woman dragged into a van that sped off.”
I feel the blood in my veins run cold. “When?”
“Fifteen minutes ago.”
“I’ll check the feeds,” Jack offers without having to be told. “Fuck! He’s at the other hotel.”
“Are you sure?” I ask.
“Yes. The bastard just waved at the fucking surveillance camera.” He pauses. “Sir, he has her. She’s alive.”
I pound my fist on the steering wheel, while flipping an impressively aggressive U-turn. “Where are they?”
“Penthouse, west tower, 53rd floor. Two guards in the foyer, no more that I can see. Stairs and elevator.”
“I’m going there now.”
Marco yells, “No, it’s a trap!”
Somehow, at this exact moment, I feel completely calm. “I know.”
“I’ll meet you one block west,” says Alessandro.
“Brother, on this one, I don’t need a priest, I need a demon.”
“Vincent, the devil was the highest angel once upon a time. Let’s go get your girl.”
“I’ll be at the corner in another twenty minutes. I’ve got one more call to make.”
I dial Special Agent Martinez.
“Well, that was—” he starts, but I cut him off.
“I’m cashing in that favor right goddamned now.”
“Go ahead.”
“There was a kidnapping. We’re getting her back right fucking now.” I give him the intersection to rendezvous at.
“Fifteen minutes,” he answers.
I end the call.
I’ll always save you, kitten. Hang on.