What the fuck could this piece of crap have to say that isn’t just going to piss me off more? I hang up with my brother and click over to the new call. Before I can even say anything, he’s laughing hysterically.
“Not a good day for you, is it,amigo? You’ve already lost one home. You’re about to lose a second, and she’ll be taking my cock up her ass before she falls asleep tonight sucking on it.”
I look over at Jorge, but he’s concentrating on the road as we merge onto a different highway.
If he’s saying we’re going to lose a second house, does he not know where Maddy actually is becauseTíaElle doesn’t own that home anymore? It’s not ours to lose.
Does he think she’s atTíoEnrique andTíaElle’s?
Does he think she’s at my place?
Where’s he targeting next?
“The shirt she was wearing earlier was much cuter than what she has now. Her bony ass barely fills out anything, but what she’s wearing now looks like shit on her. I’ve seen scarecrows with better bodies than hers. Those drawstring pants couldn’t be pulled tight enough since she has no ass.”
He’s goading me, but I refuse to take the bait. I won’t respond at all, even though everything in me wants to scream she’s the most beautiful woman alive. That if she was that unattractive, then he wouldn’t want to touch her. But I know his commentsare about control. If he were to get near her, anything he did would also be about control and not just lust.
It’s disconcerting as fuck for him to know the type of pants Maddy’s wearing. To see there are drawstring means someone got awfully close. It makes me wonder if he had more drones. It almost reminds me of the flying monkeys inThe Wizard of Oz.
“You’re wondering how I know so much. You’re wondering how I got so close to her.”
It’s not like I think he reads my mind the same way Maddy does. These are obvious things anybody would wonder in this situation.
“She may have hidden from me for a while, but now that I’ve found her, I won’t let her go. There’s nowhere she can eat or sleep, even breathe without me seeing her. She’s been mine, and she still is mine.”
He’s still prodding me, but I bite my tongue, hoping the more I let him speak, the better the chance is he reveals something we can use. Even though Jorge’s focused on the road, I know he’s listening just as keenly as I am. There has to be something he lets slip.
“You might have enjoyed her tight little cunt for a couple of days, but I’ve been fucking her for four years. And I’ll be fucking her until I decide to squeeze the life out of her. You’re a kinky fucker, so I bet you’ve already wrapped your hands around her throat. I’ll do the same, except one of these times I won’t let go. She betrayed me, and there’s no going back. How you could want a bitch like her is beyond me. If she’s willing to tell my secrets, then she’d tell yours too.”
“You believe I already know things about you and your family. If that’s the case, then antagonizing me isn’t a good idea. I could just use what she’s told me against you.”
He practically cackles. “Who traded who? Was it sex for secrets or secrets for sex? My bet is she was ready to jump yourbones the moment she saw you. She’s always been a slut. Did you know she likes being watched?”
My right hand curls into a fist where it rests on the door’s armrest. I don’t know all of Maddy’s sexual past, and I don’t want to. I definitely don’t want to discuss mine with her, but I couldn’t care less how many guys she’s been with. And the idea of being watched isn’t something foreign to me. I’m not thrilled at the idea of anyone seeing her naked, but if that’s something she’s into, we can discuss it. Those thoughts aren’t ones I would share with anyone—not even my brothers or cousins who are my best friends. I continue to wait out Drew to see if he tells me anything more useful.
“I can see Elodie. She knows we’re here now. One of my guys must have tripped a sensor somewhere. I’ve heard she shoots better than anyone in your family.”
“My aunt shoots better than anyone I’ve ever met. If she’s looking out the window, then she already has her eye on her targets.”
“That may be, but there are a lot more of my men than there are her. All it will take is one bullet through that window, then we’ll be in the house.”
I know there’s no way my aunt has left herself exposed to be shot through the window. Maybe she wanted them to see motion in whatever room she’s in, but she definitely hasn’t allowed herself to become a target.
“It’s a good thing her dog isn’t here, otherwise, one of my guys would have already shot the beast. Fucking Cujo.”
Constantine is the furthest thing from that rabid dog in the movie. He’s a total gentle giant, but I wouldn’t test him by getting too close to mytía.
“She may have taken the time to unlock the gate, but we had no reason to. Our men are already up and over. I can see them in the living room. We took out the guards following them already.Now there’s no one to protect those two bitches. It’s just a matter of time before we get into the basement. I’m sure that’s where Elodie has the cunt.”
He could be making up this play-by-play because he’s given me nothing specific. Or these are things that could be happening in real time. I have no way of knowing, especially not when he described Maddy’s outfit. He’s still rambling as I notice lights flashing in the side-view mirror. I shift my gaze from straight ahead to looking at the cops approaching us. I hit the mute button, letting Drew continue to ramble.
“Fucking hell, this is the last thing we need.”
“I’m doing the best I can, but I’m doing thirty over the speed limit and weaving through traffic.”
“I know I’m not blaming you, but of all our fucking luck.”
“Jav, they won’t follow us into Jersey. Once we cross over, you know I can lose them on the side streets before they can radio in for a squad car to follow us.”
