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Bella looked back at me. “Do we know how they got into the house?”
“I think so. It’s only a guess since the cops took all the CCTV recordings.”
“So what happened? Or what do you think happened?”
“I suspect that someone left the service entry door unlocked. I talked to the staff, and I guess sometimes they leave it unlocked during the day because they come in and out for smoke breaks. They thought it was safe to do during daylight hours, it was just carelessness.”
“And you don’t suspect any of the staff of being involved?” Bella asked.
After what had happened with her and her mother, I completely understood her concerns about the staff.
“I don’t, but the police are interviewing all of them just in case.”
I had fired the ones that admitted to leaving the door open. Even if it was just an act of carelessness, I couldn’t have that in my house, not when it came to my family.
“Alright, so what do we do now? Just sit on our hands until we hear something?”
“Well—” Before I could finish speaking, the bell rang signaling someone was at the gate to the property. The three of us shared a look as I walked over to the intercom and camera.
Staring back at me was Dante from the driver’s seat.
“Hey, Gabe, care to let us inside?”
I pushed the button for the gate to open.
A few minutes later, they rang the doorbell and I let them in.
“What are you doing here?” I asked.
“Once Roman told me the news about your little girls, I knew we had to get our asses up here to help find them,” Dante said. He looked over at Roman who had his hands shoved in his pockets. “We want to help, don’t we, Roman?”
“We do,” Roman said. He cleared his throat and finally looked at me. “Man, I’m so fucking sorry. This is all my fault. I really thought Tony was fine with looking at other properties.”
I placed a hand on his shoulder to stop him. It would have been a waste of time and energy to get into that right now. I could see the look in my brother’s eyes, I knew he felt like shit.
“I blame Tony, not you, Roman.”
“Let’s get your babies back.” Roman said.
“Do you have a plan?” Dante asked.
“I’m waiting to hear from Tony. I sent him a message telling him we’ll sign. He just has to give us a time and a place.”
“You think it’s going to be that easy?” Ava asked.
The three of us looked at our sister. She had never been involved in the crime side of our family, but she knew enough to know that no one was trustworthy.
“Here’s hoping he’s reasonable. If he’s not, well, I know we can figure it out.” I looked at my brothers when I said that. There was no one else I’d rather have on my side if we were going to war with Tony than those two standing beside me.
“How about the boys in the hospital?” Dante asked.
“They have security on them. The hospital is aware of what happened, and they’re keeping their units locked down. A few unformed officers are there as well. They should be fine,” I said.
Bella walked back over to me and snuggled against my chest and I held her close. I couldn’t have imagined doing this alone or with anyone else. Seeing her take her mom down at the airport reminded me of just how fierce she was. She was a mama bear in every sense of the word, and I knew she was going to fight alongside me to get our girls back.
I kissed the top of her head gently as we waited.
After some time, my phone rang.
