Chapter 65

Mia.

The door to our room opens and Kay walks in with my phone in her hands. I don't even remember where I left it.

“Carl wants to talk to you” My gaze lingers on her trembling fingers and instantly, I understand something is wrong. I quickly sit up and when I take the phone from her hands, she dashes out of the room closing the door behind her.

This can't be good. Did they find him? Is he okay?

I wouldn't want him harmed even if he messed up. I would rather know he is alive and happy somewhere and not dead.

“Carl “ I whisper, feeling dread from the look on his face, “Is everything okay?” my lips tremble as fear engulfs every part of me. Carl silently shakes his head and mutters a 'sorry'.

Before I can ask what is going on, the phone is handed over to someone else and my heart stops at the sight of him. The man staring at me is not my Rico.

His arms and chest are covered in cringy spirals of ink. He has a cigar between his lips and the way he is looking at me, is completely forei