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My vision darkened, and it was a hard fit to drive. I was shaking so hard, it took me a while to realize my phone was ringing. On autopilot, I turned on the Bluetooth to answer.
“Walker.”
“Benjamin, it’s Aaron.” My insides were coiled. “There’s been an accident.” Screeching the tires, I swerved to the shoulder of the road.
“What are you talking about?” I didn’t care that my voice wavered.
“Danny texted me a while ago.”
“What happened?” I lost it.
“I’m not sure yet.” He let out a heavy breath. “Someone followed Mia and Isabella, we believe it was someone from the cartel. Whoever the guy was, he wasn’t working alone. It seems they tried to run them off the road. Danny was on the phone with them when it happened. After Haley talked to me, he texted me, asking for help...I haven’t been able to get ahold of either him or Mia ever since.”
I froze for a moment. Fear was engulfing me, and it was getting hard to breathe.
“The message.”
Hearing my whispering words, Aaron questioned, “What message?” I explained it to him as best as my broken words allowed me. “Do you have any idea who could’ve sent it?”
I hissed. “It can only be him. Where are they?”
“Danny sent me their approximate coordination. I’m heading there. One more thing.” He hesitated. What other bomb could he possibly throw at me? “It appears your girl went into labor.”
Something snapped inside of me. I roared and banged on the steering wheel repeatedly, not caring that I sounded like a deranged person.
“Send it to me. I’ll meet you there.”
“I’m texting you now...just be careful. They need you alive.”
I nodded, even though he couldn’t see me. “I’ll make sure to stay alive to kill who did this.”
“I’d rather you didn’t say those kinds of things to me. If you plan on doing something, the less I know, the better. I’ll keep you posted.”
I lunged the car forward, pushing the gas, but not before responding to the text:I’m coming for you.
Unknown number:it’s already too late.
I drove back home like I was running away from a fire, when in reality I was running towards it. I knew I shouldn’t have left town. I understood it was my job, but I was going crazy imagining all kinds of deadly scenarios. I could feel my panic turning into rage. It wasn’t all bad. Rage moved me, whereas panic only would’ve held me back.
I just hoped I’d be able to rein it in before getting to Izzie and Mia.
Faster than I should have, I got closer to the town limits. Another text came from Aaron. There was no information on what had happened, how they were, or if they found who did whatever. It was just an address. In Gratitude. A town over.
It could mean only one thing: they were sent to a hospital, and the situation was so dire, they couldn’t be admitted to the hospital in Holy Water.
I inserted the address on my GPS and sped up. I then opened the windows, hoping it’d help me breathe better. It felt suffocating inside the car. I barely felt the crisp air seeping in.
After what felt like forever, I caught sight of the hospital. I parked the car in what was most likely someone else’s spot and darted inside so fast, I couldn’t remember if I’d locked the door. At the reception, a woman was startled by my sudden approach.
“Isabella Turner. I need to see her. She’s pregnant.” I panted.
The woman scurried to type on her computer, looking for what I demanded.
“I’m the father. Where is she? I need to see her. She’s in labor.”
A nurse approached me. “Sir, you need to calm down.”
“The hell I do!” I shouted. “I need my woman. She’s been in a car accident, and she’s far along in her pregnancy.”
