Chapter Nineteen
Steven sat in his grandmother's living room listening to stories about his sister. He was surprised by how much he had missed over the last fifteen years. To be honest even when he was home Steven didn't give Elizabeth much thought. Hearing about her from strangers made him regret that.
It seemed as though almost everyone important in Elizabeth's life was there. Everyone but Ric and a Lucky Spencer. From what Steven understood Lucky was a cop and probably working on Elizabeth's case. What Steven did not get was why Ric wasn't around. From the little he had learned from Audrey Steven was anxious to meet the man. And her friends were not helping the situation. They all seemed very tight lipped about Elizabeth's husband. Besides the fact he was a lawyer the only thing they would say was Ric loved his sister very much.
All of this was making Steven suspicious. He knew there was something no one was saying. After several hours, Steven decided to pay the police commissioner a visit. He hoped that he could use his connections with the Seattle PD to get some information.
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Elizabeth finally finished the files. There were times she wanted to burn them but Elizabeth kept reading. The things she learned about Ric gave Elizabeth a new insight into her husband.
She finally understood how deep his hatred for Sonny ran and why. Trevor Lansing had used his son to make Sonny pay. Elizabeth did not understand how someone could hate a little boy so much.
The only thing that was truly surprising was Ric's other mob connections. While she knew, he had worked for Alcazar Elizabeth always thought that was his first job. She quickly learned Alcazar was the last in a long line of mobsters Ric had worked for.
Her heart broke for the angry man she was reading about. Living your life in someone else's shadow was never easy. That couple with Trevor's treatment Ric had actually turned out pretty well.
Elizabeth knew however, the she was reading about, the one who did all those things wasn't her husband. He may resemble him a bit but it wasn't her Ric. The man she loved was so warm and passionate it took her breath away. When he touched her, it was so tender it had brought tears to her eyes.
Even after learning all this, Elizabeth stilled loved Ric. Maybe more than she had before. She was worried about when the kidnapper realized this. Elizabeth had no idea what his reaction would be. If Jason was the one responsible, and Elizabeth was certain he was, he wasn't going to take her reaction well.
Before Elizabeth wouldn't be as worried, she would simply try to stay alive until Ric found her. Now however she had to worry about their child. Elizabeth had been so scared when she learned about the baby. However, she very quickly came to love their child. The thought of losing him or her terrified Elizabeth.
So far, she had not experienced any pains. It was really the only way Elizabeth had to reassure herself. Since she did not know when or if Jason was going to let her go, that would have to be enough.
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Johnny figure there was nothing stupider than following a mobster, especially when said mobster was a lethal enforcer. After witnessing Sonny's meltdown, he was determined to figure out what the hell was going on.
When Jason finally showed up for a short and tense meeting with Sonny Johnny used the time to plant a small GPS tracker. This made the task of tailing Jason both easier and less risky.
Jason drove like a maniac though town and up the cliff roads. As he followed, Johnny was once again grateful of the GPS device. After a couple of hours, Jason stopped at a small and rarely used safe house. It was on the very edge of town surrounded by wood. Both the location and the house itself made it inconvenience to use.
Seeing Jason here made the bodyguard wonder what the man was up to. Johnny slowly made his way from the house back to his car. He was going to have to wait until Jason left and find out what Jason was up to. Hopefully Jason would not catch him in the process.