Sweetest Obsession (The Cordova Empire Book 2) by Ann Mayburn

Author:Ann Mayburn [Mayburn, Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Honey Mountain Publishing
Published: 2017-04-23T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 8

I was beat, beyond exhausted, and my whole body ached as I took the stairs up to my parents’ house just after sunset. It had been a long, long fucking day. My wet hair clung to the back of my fresh t-shirt, and I looked down at my hands as I neared the front door, checking for traces of blood from my torn up knuckles. Earlier today, after the bullshit with Joy had gone down, I’d had to dispense old-fashioned justice on one of the Santiago cartel’s men who’d attempted to kidnap the sixteen-year-old daughter of one of our madams. He claimed that they weren’t going to do anything with her, that he was only going to keep her for a little bit as a warning, but the big duffle bag full of torture tools and his video camera told a different story.

Thankfully, the girl had been taught by both her mother and stepfather, one of our lieutenants, how to defend herself, and they had drilled it into her head well enough that she was able to rescue herself. She’d managed to not only escape, but also used the military grade Taser her mother made her carry with her everywhere on her captor.

The door opened and a frowning Juanita gestured for me to come inside, her wrinkled face tense with worry.

“Welcome home, Mr. Ramón. Your mother wishes to speak with you on the patio.”

“Where’s Joy?”

“Please, Mr. Ramón. Your mother wishes to speak with you first.”

The look on her sympathetic face let me know the news wasn’t good.

I wondered if it had something to do with Joy ignoring my calls and text messages. Maybe she was still pissed at me. I thought I’d smoothed things over with her, but she had a temper to match my own. The thought of kissing her anger away soothed me, but I still worried what my meddling mother wished to discuss. It was no secret she fancied herself a matchmaker, but she was insane with boundary issues, so we never knew what the fuck she’d been up to.

The thought of her trying to manipulate Joy didn’t sit well with me, at all.

I considered making a pit stop at the nearest bar in my parent’s house, but went straight through to the outdoor sitting area instead. At this time of night, I knew she’d be by the fountain. Sure enough, she sat in a comfortable chair near the edge of the big water sculpture, but not alone. Leo sat next to her, and his grim expression didn’t bode well.

“Where’s Joy?”

Her gaze flicked up to me, and the lines around her mouth deepened as she adjusted the light blue shawl covering her shoulders. “Sit down, Ramón.”

Fuck, I knew that voice. That was her ‘I’m done playing’ voice.

I sat a few spaces away from her place on the giant U-shaped outdoor couch, a move that had her glaring at me.

“Where is Joy?”

It was more of a demand than a request, and my mother held up her hand,

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