Her ObsessionChapter 134
Her Obsession
Chapter 134
Sage had barely managed to stay awake long enough to finish telling me everything before exhaustion claimed her. She’s curled up in bed now, my shirt swallowing her frame, hair still damp from the bath, breathing slow and even. But my head’s still spinning. When she walked me through the day, it damn near broke me. The way Lucia grabbed that boy. The way Diego looked–small, underfed, scared to even hold a toy. The way Sage said his eyes lit up when she offered him the cheeseburger and that little red car. Her car. The same model, same colour. Said he held it like it was the best thing in the world. Then the pinky swear–his tiny hand linked with hers and Naomi’s. Her first one, she said, and she’d said it like it meant something sacred.“It’s serious now, Conner,” she’d whispered, eyes wet and fierce. “I made a pinky promise. We have to get him out.”And I’d cupped her face, made her look at me. “We will, sweetheart. Of course, we will. But we’ve gotta do it right. No blood, no mess. We do this clean and legal. He deserves that much.”She’d nodded, but I could still see the fire in her eyes, the same one that makes her who she is. The one that scares the hell out of mesometimes, because I’d follow it anywhere.Once she finally drifted off, I slipped out of bed and grabbed my phone, pacing the dim room before calling Nico. It rang twice before he answered, his voice rough with sleep and static.“Boss
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