(Jaime’s POV)
“Any sign of her yet?” I asked my men in a sharp voice, my tone laced with so much anger and frustration.
I couldn’t believe that this was happening.
That my one greatest fear ever since I found Aaliyah was finally catching up to me… finally happening right before my eyes.
Fuck, I shouldn’t have left Aaliyah all by herself.
Better still, I should have told her the truth while I had the opportunity on my own terms.
But I hadn’t, and as a result, things had blown themselves out of proportion and the very relationship I had been trying to protect was now unraveling before my eyes.
Five of my men had come home with me after our fruitless search, five of them now behind screens with me working tirelessly to find Aaliyah’s friend.
They had heard my question, but none of the
