Contd
Paloma Perez.
“Wait.”
Laura catches my arm just as I’m about to push through the club doors. My pulse is racing for this is the last place I ever wanted to be. But knowing Gabriella might be inside? That makes me want to kick the door in.
“Laura, we don’t have time.”
“You don’t understand. I’ve worked here before. I know Rico.”
I grab her by the shoulder and pull her a few steps away from the entrance, making sure no one inside has caught a glimpse of her yet.
“Then you should be nowhere near this place!” I hiss. Even if I haven’t been near that bastard Rico since the day I left home, I know how places like these operates. If you ever manage to escape, the last thing you want is to be seen anywhere near him again.
“I know…” Laura says. “But because I worked here, I also kno
