Page 135 of Last Chance
“Let’s go.” Lorenzo propelled her toward the back door. “If you fight me, you’ll regret it.” Without giving her a chance to do anything except comply, the man dragged her toward the compound wall.
To the left was an iron gate. Maria’s cousin held up an access card in front of the scanner and the gate swung open far enough for them to slip through the opening. The gate locked behind them.
“Where are we going?” Janie slowed her pace as much as possible without being blatant about it.
“Shut up,” Lorenzo snapped, voice low.
“Please, tell me what’s happening.”
“You’re coming with me. That’s all you need to know.”
“I thought Diego wanted me locked up.”
“Until he decided what to do with you. He gave you to me.” Lorenzo forced her to move faster as he grabbed his weapon and hustled her deeper into the woods.
Her blood ran cold. “Why are we running away from the compound?”
“We have unwanted visitors.” His grip tightened. “You’re mine. I’m not giving you up.”
“Sawyer is here, isn’t he?”
Lorenzo cursed. “He shouldn’t have been able to find you. It doesn’t matter. He won’t stop me from taking you. You belong to me now.”
“Let me go, Lorenzo. You can still get away if you leave me here.”
“Shut up.”
“He’ll never stop looking for me. When he finds me, you’ll die. Is that what you want?”
Maria’s cousin stopped suddenly and spun to face her. “If you don’t shut your mouth, I’ll knock you out and carry you out of here. I don’t tolerate mouthy women. You’re mine until I grow tired of you. Do you understand?”
“You have a death wish.”
His expression dissolved into one of fury. He backhanded her, sending Janie sprawling on the forest floor. “Last warning, Janie. Shut your mouth. I enjoy hurting women. Give me one more reason, and I’ll show you why women fear me.”
She fell silent, watchful. Delay was one thing. Getting injured would seriously hamper her escape.
With a slight nod of satisfaction, Lorenzo clamped his hand around her wrist and yanked Janie to her feet and into motion again.
Before they’d gone over ten feet, a woman dressed in black emerged from behind a large tree. The gun in her hand was pointed at Lorenzo.
CHAPTER 32
“WHERE?” SAWYER DEMANDED, his gaze locked on Logan. The mission clock ticked in his head. If he didn’t find Janie in the next few hours, she could be lost to him forever.
His jaw tightened. That would not happen. He loved her and would tear apart the world to find her.
“Maria and the Reyes cousins took Janie to Chestnut Springs.”
He stared. “Chestnut Springs?” That made little sense.
Brody scowled. “That’s two hours from here in the middle of nowhere. If you’re wrong….”
“Janie’s dead.” Logan’s expression was grim. “I know.”
“You said the Reyes men could have taken her to two locations.” Jesse folded his arms. “How do you know Chestnut Springs is the right one?”
Logan turned back to his computer and brought up a map of the area. “The last known location of the target vehicle is here.” He pointed to a red dot on the map. “The next traffic cam should have picked them up here.” He pointed at a green dot. “They never passed that camera. The only Vatos Locos compound near there is Chestnut Springs. The Reyes cousins and Maria must have turned off the main road between those cameras.”