Page 106 of Ruthless Oath

“I’m not sure.” He continued to swipe his finger across the screen. “I set up alerts on that security system we installed at the safe house. I thought if I liked it, I could use it here and at some of the warehouses.”

“Do you like it?”

“It’s effective.” He came around the desk and stood next to me. “I had it installed on the trees past the house and down the driveway. I made sure we could see any cars that got too close to the property. Most of the time it’s just the guards.”

“Most of the time?” A dreadful sensation came over me. “Why did you saymostof the time?”

“Hold on.” He studied the screen. “I don’t know whose car this is.”

“Milo, what is it?”

“Do you see this car?” Milo asked as he pointed to a black muscle car. “It’s on the access road to the house.”

“Maybe they’re lost.”

“I thought that too but scroll to the next frame.” He handed me the phone. “You’re not going to like it.”

“What?” I took the phone from him, gripping it tight when the image of Lissia walking down the road came into sight. “What is she doing? Why would she be there?”

“I’m not sure.”

The footage ended. “Where’s the rest of it?”

“That’s as far as it goes. The car must have caught wind of the cameras and got out of sight, or maybe they left because their GPS took them to the wrong place. That’s possible.”

“So you’re saying we don’t know if she saw the car? If they saw her? If it was just someone in the wrong place?”

“They probably weren’t there for her or for us. How would anyone know that’s our safe house? It’s just another big house in the woods.”

“But the car happens to show up on the day I go back to the city?” I slammed my hand on the desk. “I left her there alone. Come on, Milo.”

My phone rang, and I glanced at the screen.Ricardo.

I quickly answered it. “Where the fuck is she, Ricardo?”

“I don’t know.”

“Don’t I pay you to know?” Rage bubbled inside my chest. “Where is she?”

“She went for a walk but hasn’t returned. I pulled the security footage. It’s like she disappeared from the property.”

“Get out there and search for her,” I yelled. “We’re on our way back.”

“I’ll send some more guys out there,” Milo said as he composed a text. “I wouldn’t freak out yet.”

“You wouldn’t?” I ripped my suit jacket from the back of the chair and pulled it on. “When should I freak out?”

“I’m thinking that this situation happened before, and Lissia came back. Remember? I’m sure she’ll turn up.”

“And if she doesn’t?”

“Where the hell would she go?” Milo asked.

“I don’t know, but when I find her, I’ll bring her back and make sure she can’t sit down for a week.”

Twenty-Four

Lissia

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