CHAPTER 5
CARMEN
Carmen practically jumped inside the first cab that stopped for her. She couldn’t get away from Detta Tower fast enough.
Become ours.
Vince’s outrageous words chimed in her head. Never again would she shackle herself to a man, let alone two. She was done playing the good, little, obedient wife.
Come to us freely and we’ll protect you.
There had to be another way. She just needed a clear head. Somewhere to sit down and think quietly. What she also needed was a friend. Someone who wasn’t her sister, who would go and kick Vince’s ass for suggesting to her what he did.
She also had to sort out the mess of the dead guy and the eerie note…
It took her just one phone call and a thirty-minute ride to meet her friend Tess at the Farmer’s Market. The market at the Ferry Buil
