Chapter 43: Help, Daddy!
Chapter 43
Help, Daddy!
I stared at the text they sent—a picture of Jada, naked and tied to a bed. Her face looked as if she’d been beaten. I prayed that was the worst of it.
Bad as that was, the worst part was yet to come. “Lonny, Lucia. You need to come in here.”
They ran to the kitchen. Connors stepped aside leaving room for them, and offered a seat to Lucia. She refused it, clutching Lonny’s hand so tight I could see the marks on it.
“What is it, Detective?” Her voice was remarkably calm for what I knew she must have felt.
“I want you to stay calm. Perhaps you should sit.”
“What’s wrong?” Lonny demanded. “Did something happen to Jada?”
“We don’t know anything yet, but…they sent this picture.” I swallowed hard and showed them the picture. Before long, i
