Lo prepared to stand until Ronan said his name.
“Have you given our offer some thought? I think you’ve had more than enough time to make a decision now.”
Lo had been dragging his feet with the chiefs’ proposal. On one hand, he loved the idea of working alone but then, he loved the camaraderie he shared with The Crown Family. The spat in Mexico didn’t help his decision considering the Crown brothers weren’t even speaking before this dilemma. But Lo had to make a choice and not prolong it any further.
“Yeah, I know.”
“So, what is it?” Grayson asked.
He took his time before answering, hoping he didn’t fuck up either relationship.
“I’ma stick with my brothers.”
Abel smiled and extended his hand. “A family man. I can’t do nothing but respect it.”
Lo shook his hand and nodded.
“Listen, if you change your mind, the deal is on the table. But only for a year. After that, we’ll move on,” Ronan informed him.
“A’ight.”
Lo stood, and Meco and Devyn followed him out of the office. When they got to the parking lot, he turned to them.
“You see how I just chose y’all,” he pointed out. “Don't ever in your fucking life say I left y’all behind again. I just gave up something that would’ve been real beneficial for me for our relationship. Dead all that selfish talk y’all be trying to use against me.”
Meco smirked. “Yeah, a’ight.”
Lo looked to Devyn. “You heard me, nigga?”
Devyn lifted his hands. “You got it, my boy.”
Lo headed toward the truck and got inside so they could wait for a location on Luco.
Hours later…
The idle time had become a playground for the devil. This moment had tested Lo’s patience to the maximum capacity. After meeting with the chiefs, the brothers retreated back to Devyn’s home along with members from the crew. The women had been ushered to the backyard. Everyone sat around, in deep thought, barely speaking a word. Lo had wanted to be left alone. His thoughts had taken a drastic turn down negative avenue.He thought about the possibility of Luco gaining retribution by killing Ada. It would crush him, but Lo couldn’t pinpoint why. Yes, it was obvious that she was his mother, and he didn’t want her to suffer on behalf of him but there was something deeper in his being, something that held depth that made his heart break for her.
“Why it’s taking so fucking long to get a location?” Meco complained, rising from his chair. He had been a wreck while Devyn remained quiet. Dax had been in the room seated by his nurse. There was nothing to discuss except for Ada’s location. When his phone rang, everyone looked at him, hoping it was the chiefs with an update. Lo was disappointed to learn that it was Maddy.
“It’s just Auntie,” he notified them and got up.
Walking out of the great room, he went to sit in the foyer before he answered the call.
“Hello?”
“Hey, is everything okay? I gotta call from Marcie. She said there’s something going on within the family.”
Lo wondered who’d spread the word but didn’t have time to investigate it.
“Yeah, something is going on with Ada. She’s missing.”
She gasped. “What? Are you sure this ain't a ploy to get attention? You know how your mama is.”
“No, this ain't no fucking ploy!” he snapped. “She’s gone, and we don't know where she is.”
Lo’s intention wasn’t to snap at her, but he was tired of her always second-guessing things when it came to Ada. This wasn’t the time for her pessimistic attitude.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to say that. Well, what are you guys doing about it?”
