Chapter 53: Chapter Fifty Three

*Enzo*

We looked everywhere and she was nowhere to be found.

She wasn’t in the barn, the cemetery, the fields, or the warehouse. I double checked her room just to see what I could find. I was royally freaking out as Nonno and Ernesto went into town to see if they could find any clues. Charlie was looking on his end to see if anything comes up with the Russo’s and my father.

But so far absolutely nothing.

I carefully look around. There didn’t seem to be anything amiss. No signs of struggle or anything broken that I could find that would give me a hint of what may have happened to her. And I immediately threw out Benny’s suggestion stating that she had ran away. This was the last place she would run from. It was her home.

Slowly scanning the floor just so I don’t miss a thing something catches my eye through the window. It was starting to get dark which worried me even more as more time passes and I still haven’t found her.

Frowning, I carefully walk up to the side, so I don’t attract attention. But what I see confuses me a little. Before, I noticed that Brittney, Benny, and Ivy weren’t doing a damn thing to help look for Gabby. It was expected since they all had issues with each other but to bluntly refuse to look for her got on my nerves big time.

But now I was suspicious as I watch both Brittney and Benny acting strangely as they walk away behind the warehouse, looking back every now and then. Staring at them hard it was too much of a coincidence for them to be leaving together like that and in secret.

Quickly leaving her room, I race down the stairs and out the door all the while making sure I wasn’t seen either. I carefully look around to see that no one was paying me any mind. Jogging to the warehouse I slightly poke my head out to see where they have gone and at first I thought I had lost them but a small movement through the trees behind Nonno’s property caught my eye.

It was a bit of exposure since I wouldn’t be able to see them, but they could see me if they chanced to look back. But I couldn’t wait if I wanted to see where they were going. I needed to hurry, so I ran as fast as I could to hide behind the tree.

Breathing hard from the run, I look around the trunk to barely see them up ahead. They seemed to be arguing as they walked side by side and it seemed to me they believed they weren’t being followed so laxed on their whereabouts. That was good news for me because even if they were just going somewhere to fuck I still wanted to know what they were doing out here in the woods.

Where the hell were they going? They pass over the property line and onto the road that was there on the other side of the wooden fence of my grandfather’s land. I stop and hide behind another tree as I watch them get into a car that was just sitting there.

They drive off down the road and I curse for I had no way of following them now. Why were they leaving and together for that matter. Something was definitely wrong with this picture. And I had to find out. Taking out my phone I quickly dial Charlie.

He immediately picks up on the first ring. I don’t give him a chance to speak as I spout out, “Benny just left with that red headed woman, off the property in a waiting car.”

He doesn’t ask questions of what I was going on about. “Give me a moment.”

I don’t wait any longer than thirty seconds. “They’re heading into town.”

“I figured that much, but are they still moving?” I ask as I start heading quickly back to the house.

“So far, yes.”

“Keep tabs on them. I’m heading back now.”

“You got it boss.” He hangs up as I start to jog back not wanting to waste any more time or lose them in the process. I was thankful Charlie had the knowledge to hack into people’s cell phones and have their locations on. Otherwise this would be a lot harder to do.

I barely make it inside the door to grab the keys to Nonno’s truck when Charlie comes out of the den area.

“They stopped.” He says as he looks down at his tablet.

“Where?” I demand as I head back out, with him on my tail.

I see him frown. “Not sure why, but at the public cemetery on the outskirts of town.”

Now why the fuck would they go there? I knew what place he was talking about. The question was what was the sole purpose of the two of them visiting a grave when everything was so chaotic trying to find Gabby?

An unwelcome thought hits my mind, and I didn’t like where is was going. Would the two of them do something to Gabby? But why would either of them want to hurt her to the point of kidnapping? I know my cousin did the same thing, but he didn’t do it to hurt her, in fact he was expecting a completely different person. But this…this was different.

“I don’t like this.” I mumble and when the silence stretches out I couldn’t help but look over at him.

His face has turned sour with a bit of rage in his eyes.

“You’re thinking of something, aren’t you?” I ask grimly, hoping to all the Gods of the universe that it wasn’t true.

We both get into the car, and I instantly start it. As soon as he shuts his door I zoom off in my anger that something awful was happening right now.

“Yeah, and you’re not going to like what it is.” His tone was flat as he continues to stare down at his tablet.

“If it’s what I’m thinking than I already know.” I bit out.

“Maybe we should have stayed after all.”

I don’t say anything to that because I was already feeling the heavy guilt of leaving her behind the way that I did. And now she may be facing a life threatening situation if it was anything we were both thinking right now. I prayed that it wasn’t true, but something deep within told me that it was.

And I was going to kill the both of them.

I drove as fast as I dared, keeping a watchful eye out for local enforcements since I didn’t have the time nor the patience to deal with any of them. Besides, if they discovered about what’s been going on then we were all going to jail.

But thankfully I didn’t see any and there wasn’t that many people out and about during this time of evening. It was a weekday so most we’re probably already home relaxing from a hard day’s work in this small town.

It was the red lights that were killing me though. My mind wouldn’t stray away from the disgusting feeling of what those two were up too with my sweet Gabby. She didn’t deserve any of this and yet it seemed she couldn’t catch a break. I just hoped that she was alright.

If it was true.

I slow down when we come upon the place and enter slowly. There wasn’t that many people here at all. Not often do mourners come around much and the place looked almost deserted.

“They were driving a black sedan.” I state as I roam my eyes everywhere I could see.

Charlie looks down at his phone. “According to this app Benny’s phone is near the back of the cemetery.”

The back? A sinking feeling hits the bottom of my stomach. What if they buried her? Killed her already and were too afraid that the body would be found? No. I couldn’t think like that. If she was already dead they would never have sneaked out and risked being followed if that was the case.

It might not even have anything to do with her in the first place and I’m just going through a freakout mode because I had no idea where she is or what her condition is. I just wanted her to be safe and unharmed damn it.

“Over there.” He whispers like they would be able to hear us or something.

When I spot the car I quickly pull over and turn off the truck a few yards away. The two were already out of it and nowhere to be seen. I scan the area and only saw a gated mausoleum. I frown knowing that couldn’t be where they went. Those were purchased privately by families who wanted their loved ones to have their own space in the cemetery.

I quietly get out of the car with Charlie following me. As quietly as I could I shut my door still looking around in case they were somewhere I haven’t spotted yet.

But then I hear a terrified scream. And I would know that voice from anywhere.

That was Gabby’s scream.