Chapter 128
The car slows in front of the same house I’ve known since childhood, and even with four armed men packed into the car with me, it still feels like I’m arriving alone.
I shift against the door as the vehicle stops. The moment I step out, I see it–my mother’s car.
Parked clean in the middle of the driveway.
Knox wasn’t lying. I hate that he wasn’t lying.
The guards begin to move when I do, stepping forward like shadows in formation. My hand goes up before they can trail me up the walkway.
“This is a very personal business,” I say without turning around. “I’d like for you all to stay right here, okay? I’ll be out soon.”
“Boss said we shouldn’t let you out of our sight,” one says.
I turn slowly. “This is my father’s house. You think Mateo’s in there?”
“Rules, ma’am.”
“I’m your boss’s girlfriend,” I say, biting out the word with a little more heat than I intended. “And I’m giving you another rule.”
They glance at each other, visibly hesitating, but none of them move when I walk away.
My jaw is clenched as I climb the porch stairs.
I knock. Hard. Last I checked, I still had a key to this place, but I can’t for the life of me remember where I left it.
A moment later, the door opens.
It’s my father–bare–chested, in sweatpants, and blinking like he’s just woken up from a nap.
“Sloane?” His voice is rough with sleep. “What are you doing here?”
“Nice to see you too, Dad,” I say, stepping forward. “May I come in?”
He shifts, blocking the doorway a little more. “I’m afraid now’s not a very good time.”
Really?
“It’s my house too,” I say. “You can’t chase me away.”
-push past him before he can answer, brushing his arm and stepping into the familiar space.
My eyes sweep the room quickly–sofa, hallway, staircase. No sign of her yet, but I know she’s here. I can feel it in my bones.
My father shuts the door behind us. His bare feet make soft sounds as he moves across the hardwood floor, following me,
“What are you looking for, kiddo?”
“Where is she?” I ask, spinning around. “I heard Mom’s been living here.
“Who told you that?” he says, his tone tighter now.
“You shouldn’t have threatened Knox, Dad,
*So what? Your gangster boyfriend has people watching me now?
“Where is she?” My voice rises before I can control it. “No. Fuck that. Where are your wife and your kid?”
His face tightens at the word ‘wife.‘
“It’s honestly not what you think, Sloane.”
“What am I thinking, Dad?”
The stairs creak. I turn instinctively toward the sound, and a familiar voice floats down.
“I knew it wouldn’t be long before the cavalry arrived.”
She’s coming down the stairs in a floral house robe and silk scarf tied neatly around her silver hair. She sees me and smiles. And damn it, there’s a small pull in my chest when I see her. The tiniest tug of comfort, one I try to smother immediately. I don’t want to smile right now. I came here on a mission, one I intend to carry out with all seriousness.
She reaches the bottom of the stairs and leans in to kiss my cheek. “Your father’s an idiot, child,” she says. She pats my arm gently. “But his heart’s in the right place.”
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