Page 83 of Drawn To Darkness

Renzo’s phone starts ringing, and while he’s on the call, I take a few deep breaths and focus on the mission.

He ends the call, then mutters, “My contact says there was a report of a woman being forcefully shoved into a van. It sounds like it could be Eden. The witness said the van’s brown.”

“Fuck,” I growl, slamming my hand against the steering wheel. “If they got her again…”

“Just drive, Dario. At least we know to be on the check out for a brown van.”

Reaching the neighborhood in Queens where Eden was spotted, we start driving up and down streets.

On every other street, we drive by a vehicle with mafia soldiers. With such an overwhelming presence in the neighborhood, I start to have hope that one of us will spot the brown van.

Just as I turn by a crossing, Renzo’s phone rings.

“It’s Franco,” he says before putting the call on speakerphone.

“What’s up?” Renzo mutters.

“I’ve just driven past a house with a brown van. I’m parked up the street. Want me to wait or go in?”

“Send the address,” I say. “Wait for us to get there.”

“Okay.”

The call ends, and the address comes through a few seconds later. Making a U-turn, I floor the gas.

Please let her be in that house.

I can’t take any more of this and just want Eden back.

Chapter 27

Eden

(After she was captured…again…)

Lying on the floor, I struggle to keep my eyes open.

My head hurts so much.

I’m cold.

Through blurring vision, I see Milania crying. The other’s just stare at random spots, no life on their faces.

I was so close to escaping.

That might’ve been my only chance.

I feel a needle prick my skin, and seconds later, my pain starts to fade.

No. I’d rather take the pain.

I blink and blink as the drugs rush through my system. Time warps, and everything feels upside down. My mind grows fuzzy until it feels like I’m floating.

When it looks like the beds are moving across the floor before jerking back into position, I frown because it’s weird.

Something crawls over me, and I try to rub it off, but moving is difficult as if I’m restrained.

I’m tied up again. No!

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