Force of Nature (The Berotte Family Book 11) by Monica Walters

Author:Monica Walters [Walters, Monica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-02-09T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

RILEY

I was sitting at my desk in disbelief. They’d found Terry Griffin dead in Vidor. There was a bullet to the chest and another to his head. Ali crossed my mind, and it made me wonder if he did this. I still hadn’t heard from him since early Friday. I’d been texting him, and I’d called him again and left a message. This shit made me want to believe that he was laying low.

I didn’t have proof that he’d killed Terry, but damn… coincidence? Probably not. Despite all that, I was still worried about him. Why wasn’t he returning my calls or messages? Was I really just a fuck to him? I didn’t want to believe that because of the things he’d said to me, but I had to also realize a lot of it was in the heat of passion.

After looking at the clock and seeing it was eleven o’clock, I decided to take an early lunch. I wasn’t accomplishing shit anyway. They’d told me I could stay home since Ms. Maria was barely hanging on, but as long as Aina was at school, I needed to come to work to be productive and wouldn’t have so much to catch up on.

I went to my car, and I just sat inside for a couple of minutes. Grabbing my phone, I looked up the address to Watchful Eyes, programmed it in my navigation, and headed there. I was so damn nervous. If he was there, this would probably be it for us. While I liked him a lot, I didn’t have time to entertain a nigga that didn’t have his shit together. I thought he did though. That was from the outside looking in. Mentally and emotionally, Ali was broken.

When I got there, I sat in the parking lot staring at the business office for the longest. Someone was there, so I stopped stalling and went inside before they left. When his friend came to the front, his eyes widened slightly. He remembered me and clearly knew about me and Ali… more than what he’d witnessed in the grocery store that day.

I lowered my head as he asked, “Can I help you, Ms. Domingue?”

I lifted my head and stared into his eyes. I swore I knew this man. “You look so familiar to me, like I’ve seen you before. It’s been bothering me since the benefit.”

He frowned slightly then shrugged. “I’m sorry, but I’m coming up blank.”

I nodded then swallowed hard. “Is Ali here? Is everything okay?”

“He’s not here. He’s out of town. I can tell him you came by.”

“You know what? Don’t even worry about it.”

I turned to walk away, pissed. Before I could get to the door, he gently grabbed my elbow. I turned back to him. “It’s not what it seems. Give him a chance to explain when he comes back.”

“What exactly is there to explain? I’m sorry. What’s your name?”

“Seneca.”

“Hmm. I like that name. It sounds familiar too.”

He gave me a slight grin. “He has a lot of personal shit going on.

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