Page 46 of Mika's Heart

Mika

After relaying everything that I know to the girls and again to the MC guys that showed up after Fiona called them, I slip away outside for a breath of air. I’m only out there for a few minutes when Jan comes out to find me.

“You really think your dad took him?” She asks.

“Please don’t call him that. He’s definitely not my dad.” I sigh and she pulls me into a hug.

“I’m sorry girl. It just takes a bit to get used to.”

“Tell me about it.”

Her phone starts ringing and she grabs it to answer it. I know something is wrong when her eyes widen and look back at me.

Holding the phone out to me, she says, “It’s him. Gerald.”

Grabbing the phone, I stick it to my ear quickly. “Where is Atka?” I demand.

“He’s safe. For now. I’ll send you an address. You come alone. I mean it Mika! We’ll go back home to your mother and your friend here can go back to his boring little life. Do you understand?” He growls through the phone.

Thinking over my options quickly, I answer, “Yes, Father.” before he hangs up.

Pulling the phone from my ear, I stare at it for a moment until it dings with a text from him and I commit the address to memory before handing Jan her phone back.

“I’ve got to go.” I stand up.

“What? No! Mika you can not be serious right now!” Jan grabs my arm.

“Jan, please. If I don’t show up alone he might kill him.” I plead, my eyes blurring with tears.

“How do you know that he won’t kill you both?” She shakes my shoulders.

“I just need enough time to talk him into letting Atka go. He still thinks of me as his daughter and wants to take me back home to Hillary. Just trust me. Please?” I beg. She looks straight at me for several long moments before shaking her head.

“I’ll give you fifteen minutes Mika before I give the address to everyone inside.”

Grabbing her into a huge hug, I whisper, “Thank you.”

Pulling away from her, I take off down the steps to the road.

Austin's car is parked along the curb and luckily, the keys are inside of it.

Jumping in, I take off as fast as I can towards the address that Gerald sent to me.

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