Buried (Hiding From Love #3) by Selena Laurence

Author:Selena Laurence [Laurence, Selena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00MCWDS44
Publisher: C.P. Writes, LLC
Published: 2014-08-01T23:00:00+00:00

We travel through the streets of Austin, our path smooth and rapid. My dad and his men are like ice creatures. Even as common as violence was in the RH, the guys were never calm about it. A gun battle always left everyone jittery and usually meant we went underground for a day or so afterwards. But my dad's crew just drives on as if they really are embassy officials out for a look around town.

When we get outside the city limits heading south toward San Antonio, the SUV ahead of us turns off the highway onto a desolate exit. We follow, and a mile or two later, we've moved to a dirt road where we stop in front of an old, abandoned limestone structure that was probably a state highway department storage building at some point.

My nerves ratchet up as I look at how isolated our location is. No other cars in sight, no homes or businesses for miles. If I were going to dump a body, this is just where I'd do it.

Beth looks at me with her brow furrowed. Even though she hasn't lived the life, she has to be thinking the same thing I am. It's like a scene from a thriller movie, the ending is so obvious.

"Come with me, Juan," my father says as he exits the car, his men in the other two cars already striding around the area, checking its security.

I whisper to Beth, "It'll be okay. Just stay here. I'll be right back."

She nods, not looking even remotely convinced, and I give her a kiss on the cheek before I slide over and get out of the car.

Once we're outside, I walk to my father and stand next to him.

"I have waited twenty-two years for this moment," he says.

I look at him, waiting for more. If I've learned nothing else in the last seven years, at least I know that you're always better off letting the other guy talk more. Nothing will get you killed faster than the wrong words.

He takes his jacket off and hands it carelessly to one of his nearby men then starts to roll up his shirtsleeves as he talks.

"When your madre took you from me, I was loco for a few months, mi corazon. It was the greatest pain I have ever felt in my life. The woman I loved had betrayed me and taken the single most important thing in my life—my son. The day you were born, Juan, was the day that my purpose on this Earth became clear to me. I knew then it was my job to ensure you held the place you were destined for. You were born to be a king, son. Everything I've done was to create your kingdom, and now you're here so that I can teach you rule it."

My head is swimming, and I'm not sure how I'm supposed to respond to this guy who is obviously not operating on all four cylinders.

"I know you have been through a great deal, mijo, and I apologize for not being able to get to you sooner.

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