Page 25 of Playful Summer

“That bitch. She told me that the kid wasn’t mine. And we did a DNA test and he wasn’t mine.”

Karma. I love when I see it work.

“Where are you taking me?”

“Don’t worry, you’re gonna love the place I found for us.”

I don’t understand what the fuck is going on. But I hope someone notices Georgíos and I aren’t back. And I hope that he’s okay. I don’t think I can handle it if he’s not.

CHAPTER TWELVE

Paxton

I look at my watch and realize that it’s been over an hour since Piper and Georgíos left. I try calling her but her phone goes straight to voicemail. I take a walk to where her table is set up and see Artemis, Giovanna, Isabella, Fiorella and Luciana sitting where my Piper should be.

“Have you seen Piper?” I ask them.

“She texted and said they got a flat tire.”

“Do you know how long ago that was? Georgíos can change a tire in a flash.”

Giovanna sits up and looks at her phone.

“She texted thirty minutes ago. And you’re right, it shouldn’t take him this long. Have you tried calling her?”

“I did and it’s going straight to voicemail. Can one of you take care of the lumber area for me? Just ring people up if they need anything. If anyone needs lumber cuts, tell them I’ll be back.”

“No problem. I’ll go with you.” Luciana says.

“And I’ll take care of the lumber store.” Fiorella tells me.

“Thank you so much.”

“I’ll drive. You shouldn’t be driving.” Luciana says.

We take the route Georgíos would’ve taken from the house to the store. Half way there we see the car, it looks like it’s still on the jack. But I don’t see Georgíos or Piper. I jump out of the car before Luciana comes to a complete stop.

“Paxton!” she yells at me.

I run around the car and find Georgíos on the ground. I kneel down and feel for a pulse. It’s strong.

“Georgíos, wake up. Where’s Piper?” I say as I try to wake him.

I see a needle lying next to him. What the fuck happened? Georgíos starts to wake up, he jumps up and shakes his head. Like he’s trying to clear it.

“Whoa you’re okay.” I say to him as I step back in case he shifts. He’s a huge guy and his tiger is even bigger.

“I saw Marc and another guy. I was fixing the tire and a car pulled up. A guy asked if I needed help. I said no, but the next thing I knew I was on the ground. I heard him talking to Piper. And then they put her in the car and took off.”

“What kind of car?” I ask.

“Grey SUV. License plate was 77-91254.”

I get on my phone and call Salvatore.

“Hey, Paxton. What’s up?”

“Piper’s missing. Someone took her, Georgíos said he saw Marc and another guy. He got a license plate, it’s 77-91254.”

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