Seducing Texas (So Not Prince Charming Book 2) by Diana Downey

Author:Diana Downey [Downey, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romantic Suspense
Publisher: Books on the Edge
Published: 2016-10-24T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Cyn

Rubbing the knot on his temple, Aedan rouses from his prone position on the floor of my townhouse. “Bloody hell.”

Kneeling on the floor, I grab his collar, panic bunching hard knots into my shoulders. “Who took her?” God, don’t let it be Manny.

“Five Mexican guys.”

Shit. “What color were their bandanas?”

Aedan’s head wobbles. “Blue, I think.”

I stand up and lean on Shane. “It was Manny, and he has Willa.” What if Juarez set me up to let Manny get to Willa?

I stare into Shane’s green eyes. His lips are sealed tight. He has no words of comfort because he knows what this means. I have to go after her, even though I want to curl up into a ball and sob.

“We should call the cops,” Aedan says.

“We can’t,” I whisper. “Manny will kill her. We need to find Espinoza, so we can reach Juarez. Do you have the original flash drive on you?” I ask Shane. Whether Juarez is involved or not he’s my only chance to save Willa.

Shane looks at me curiously. “Yes.”

Manny wants the drive, but maybe it’ll buy us some time if I give it to him.

Shane follows me out to his truck, and Aedan slips into the back of the crew cab.

“You can’t go with us,” I say. “Juarez won’t allow it.”

“Like hell I won’t. They have Willa, and I can’t sit around on me arse and do nothing. You can’t tell your eighteen-year-old sister what to do anymore than you can me.”

Anger bursts from within me. “She lives in my house. I will damn well tell her what to do. It’s my job to take care of her.” Dad left me in charge.

He doesn’t get out of Shane’s truck. “It’s not going to stop me from liking or pursuing her.”

I stab my finger at him. “You could lose your job.”

Aedan grins. “I already did. I stopped some tool from feeling her up.”

Thank heaven he was there, but I don’t want to see her make the same mistakes I did. “You’re too old for her.”

Shane chuckles because he and I are five years apart, like Willa and Aedan. “Where are we going?” Shane asks.

“To the south side where Espinoza lives.”

“Okay,” Shane says.

“Isn’t that the rough part of town?” Aedan asks.

“Yes,” Shane says.

We reach Espinoza’s neighborhood, a half hour later.

Though it’s way past most kids’ bedtimes, children hang out on their bikes, eyeing us curiously. A few of the older kids shoot hoops while others listen to loud music that jolts us out of our seats.

I’d been down here with Dad to see relatives, like Espinoza, who most likely sold drugs. I point at a house that has the same car I’d seen Espinoza in.

Shane pulls up to the curb. “Should I go in with you?”

Hot blood runs in my family too. “No.”

Espinoza walks outside before I get to the front porch. “I wasn’t expecting to see you so soon,” he says in Spanish, a cigarette dangling from his mouth.

I let out a shaky breath. What if Willa’s already dead? “Manny took my sister.

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