But where the hell did she say she was going? The beach? It was definitely the beach.
I grab my laptop from the counter and fire it up. If Dolos has her then her cell will be long gone, so the tracking app on her phone is useless. I hack into the college campus records instead and pull up Jordan’s details. As soon as I find her cell number, I call her.
She answers after a few rings. “Hello?”
“Hi, Jordan. My name is Jax—”
Before I can finish my sentence she speaks. “Oh, Lucia’s guy friend?” she says in that way women do when they know something you don’t.
“Is she with you?” I ask, trying to keep my voice calm and steady so I don’t freak this woman out and have her clam up on me.
“Yeah,” she says and the relief washes over me.
“Can I speak with her?”
“Oh, she’s not with me right now, sorry.” She laughs softly. “We’re at the beach and the kids wanted burgers. She and Dolos just drove to grab some. They should be back any minute. You want me to tell her to call you?”
“Dolos?” I ask as relief turns to nausea.
“Yeah. Wait, she has her cell. Did you try calling her?”
“Yes. It’s off.” My mind races as I try to think of my next step. “Is Matthias with you?”
“Yeah. He’s playing with my youngest.”
“Jordan, I need you to listen to me,” I tell her and she draws in a deep breath when she hears the urgency in my voice. “Do you have a car?”
“Yes.”
“Dolos is dangerous. I need you to take the kids and drive them all to the Montoya Hotel right now. Either me or Lucia’s father will meet you there and take Matthias. Can you do that for me?”
“Yes. Is Lucia okay? What’s going on?” she stammers.
“I’ll explain as soon as I can. You just get yourself and the kids to safety, okay?”
“Yes. Of course,” she replies calmly and I’m impressed by how well she seems to be keeping her shit together. But then she got her degree while juggling three kids and a part-time job—of course she can handle a little pressure.
“Did they take Lucia’s car?” I ask her.
“No, they took Dolos’.”
Of course they did. “What car does he drive?”
“Oh, God. I don’t know. A Prius, maybe? I didn’t pay much attention. It was silver.”
“Anything else that I need to know right now?”
“No.”
“Get to the hotel. Call me on this number if you see him or Lucia.”
“Okay. I got it.” I hear her shouting the kids to her just before she ends the call. I look at my cell and my fingers actually tremble as I scroll through my contacts for the next number I need. But I have no choice right now. Lucia is out there somewhere with some sick psycho and he deserves to know. He is also the one man who will want her back safely as much as I do.