The Last Time I Cried Your Name novel Chapter 270

Two weeks before he’d let her go…

Petty’s hands tightened around the sheets, holding on as if they were the only thing keeping her afloat. She tried to block out Franco’s words, tried to pretend she hadn’t heard him, but his voice kept echoing in her head. No matter how much she wanted to ignore it, his threats lingered, heavy and impossible to forget.

Her voice came out tired and strained. “Are you really keeping me locked up?”

When Franco had brought her here on New Year’s Day, he hadn’t even taken her phone away. He’d let her go out for meals, left her with some dignity and freedom. But now, seeing all her connections to the outside world cut off, everything was clear. He meant to keep her here, for real.

“Misty Vale is the size of thirty basketball courts. Plenty of space to move around,” Franco said quietly. Petty felt the tension between them rise, the lump under her blanket growing even stiffer at his words.

He didn’t even bother to deny it.

Honestly, it was almost laughable. Just because the cage was bigger and nicer, did that mean it wasn’t still a prison?

With her back to him, her voice was icy with sarcasm. “If you want to hide Laura, why wait two weeks?”

If Franco wanted to disappear someone, it would only take a snap of his fingers.

What she didn’t know was that after they left The Glades, Jay’s men had already whisked Laura away. By the time the Green family’s bodyguards showed up, Laura was long gone.

Petty shut her eyes tight, Franco’s low voice settling over her. “Just wait two weeks.”

She didn’t want to hear another word. If he kept her locked away for two weeks, how would she ever find Laura?

And if by some miracle she did, Franco would always shield Laura from her.

When she closed her eyes, all she could see was the moment Franco pointed the gun at her and pulled the trigger. The spot on her hand where the bullet grazed still throbbed in pain.

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