Page 70 of Dirty Behavior

Holding out his arms, Sesto lifted his chin. “Go on, do it, fucking hit me. But I'm telling you the truth. She took mom's car, drove there herself. I watched her, Dante, I saw her go in.”

Stalking around his body, my thumb dragged across my jaw. “I don't believe you.”

“Go look, check the garage.” Fanning out his arm, Sesto kicked his head towards the door. “Go, see for yourself.”

Contracting my lips, I grunted in anger. Flicking my eyes between where the garage was and my brother, he nodded again. “Go, Dante, I'm telling you the truth.”

Dropping my chin into my chest, I shook my head. “Don't fucking move.” Heading down the hall, I was hit by a cold breeze. The door was wide open , the musty garage air slapped my face.

And as I flicked on the light, my heart stopped. He was right, the car was gone. I didn't want to believe he was telling me the truth, I couldn't. Ivy wouldn't endanger herself and our baby that way.

Would she?

Glancing at him over my shoulder, I walked straight at him. Sesto stayed down, his knees bent as he clutched them against his chest. “I told you.”

I didn't answer. Stepping over him, I made my way back upstairs and headed for my parents old room. My jaw dropped the second I turned in. It looked like a fucking tornado had been dropped inside.

This room had been vacant for so long, that I never expected she'd come back in. Ivy had only been in here once. Had I actually taken the time to look inside instead of just yelling through the door into blackness, I would have seen this.

I'm getting sloppy. I'm not thinking clearly.

All the drawers were on the floor, papers were strewn about, piled on each other like leaves. The pictures had been shoved off the desk, the closet spewing all its insides. And in the center of the mess was my mother's purse, torn apart and empty.

Why?

Why would she do this?

“Will you hear me out now? Are you ready to stop being so fucking thick headed and listen to me?”

Facing my brother, my hands were limp by my sides. “I have to find her, Sesto, I have to get to her right now.”

“Let's go.” Holding the door, Sesto nodded for me follow. “We can talk on the way, you need to hear this.”

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