Page 54 of Eros
“We’ll be in touch, Ms. Thorne.”
I nodded, eyes glassy. “Thank you for your help.”
When I stepped outside, I released a deep breath. Eros was sitting on his bike, smoking a cigarette, waiting for me. When I walked to him, he tossed it on the ground. “How did it go?”
“Just told them what you said and signed an account of that. He said the detectives would be in touch within the hour. I was scared out of my mind.”
He grasped my hand. “It’s going to be alright. Just a little while longer, and you’ll be home free.”
I sighed, nodding.
“You ready to go home?”
That was another thing we discussed. He thought it was best I went back to my father’s house and play the grieving daughter. At least until they found my father’s body. I didn’t want to step foot back inside that house, but the less suspicion on us, the better.
“Yeah.”
I slid behind him and wrapped my arms around his waist. He squeezed my hand before he started the engine and pulled into traffic. I had a few more things to do, then once they found my father’s body, I would be home free.
***
It had been two days, and they still hadn’t found his body. Eros assured me it would take a few more days, and to stay strong. I wasn’t going to lie, it had been so hard staying in the house. All the memories from when our family was together kept flooding my mind. But I knew it needed to be done so we could make it through this.
“Are you ready to do this?” Eros asked.
“I wish you could come out there with me.”
He had been such a solid support system for me. All the guys from Savage Order and even Axe had since my father’s death. But I understood why he couldn’t be out there with me today. We needed all the focus to be on my father and not who I was dating.
We decided to hold a press conference since it had hit the news that he was missing. Also, to keep up appearances. While my brother was on his way from Hawaii, and should land in a few hours, he wanted me to handle this without him. So, I was going to stand in front of a shit ton of cameras and plead for my father’s safe return.
He pulled me into his arms, and I laid my head against his chest, feeling his heartbeat against the side of my cheek. “I’ll be right here, when you get done.”
A knock at my bedroom door caused me to sigh. We’d been hiding away up here while the house was flooded with police and even the Governor was stopping by to show his support despiteknowing what my father had done. I guess he needed to go along with the act as well.
“Ms. Thorne? It’s Detective Monroe,” he said, his voice filtering through the door. “Everyone is here. We’re ready to go whenever you are.”
“Thanks, Detective. Give me a few more minutes and I’ll be right there.”
“Take all the time you need,” he said then his footsteps faded away.
“Stick to the script and you’ll be fine. I love you.”
“I got it. And I love you, too.”
It had been easy to say those words to him now. Without Eros by my side, I’d be dead. Without Eros by my side, I wouldn’t be able to make it through this. And because of that, I would love this man until my last breath.
I smiled at him before I closed the door behind me. When I reached the bottom of the stairs, it was like everyone stopped talking and their eyes zeroed in on me. The Governor was the first one to reach me.
“I’m sorry, Janea. How are you holding up?”
“As well as can be expected. Thank you for being here.”
“Of course. Are you ready?”
“Yes.”
“Before we go out there make sure to tell your friend the FBI won’t be bothering him anymore.”
