Altercation
““What about your father?”
Jaci noted his reaction and phrased her response accordingly. “He’s missing. My mother told me the police have been in our house searching. Why?”
His shoulders relaxed. “We need to make sure there’s no foul play involved. Could be he just up and left, or could be related to what happened to you.”
Jaci’s mouth trembled, and she felt the words on the tip of her tongue. The Carnicero. The Butcher. That’s what The Hand had called her father. She shook her head.... It was difficult to remember that revelatory conversation where she overheard The Hand’s plans for them. “Okay.”
“Do you know if The Hand planned to sell you, Jaci?”
Why did he ask that? Jaci narrowed her eyes at him. It was almost as if he knew about the conversation. Was it related to her father’s disappearance? “I don’t know. Maybe. If he did, we escaped before he could.”MoreLess
Jaci noted his reaction and phrased her response accordingly. “He’s missing. My mother told me the police have been in our house searching. Why?”
His shoulders relaxed. “We need to make sure there’s no foul play involved. Could be he just up and left, or could be related to what happened to you.”
Jaci’s mouth trembled, and she felt the words on the tip of her tongue. The Carnicero. The Butcher. That’s what The Hand had called her father. She shook her head.... It was difficult to remember that revelatory conversation where she overheard The Hand’s plans for them. “Okay.”
“Do you know if The Hand planned to sell you, Jaci?”
Why did he ask that? Jaci narrowed her eyes at him. It was almost as if he knew about the conversation. Was it related to her father’s disappearance? “I don’t know. Maybe. If he did, we escaped before he could.”MoreLess
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