Alpha Loren novel Chapter 179

Unable to really do much else, I sat for a while thinking about what Antonio said. 

My thoughts were going backwards and forwards like a yoyo - one spun by a member of the small group in the population of earth that can actually make a yoyo go up and down more than twice too.

Andrea can't do anything to Cato if he never leaves the territory and Leo's army is the best in the world. I've seen them train. His warriors are insane. So maybe I should wait a little while longer.

But on the other hand, I have learnt not to underestimate what Andrea is capable of either. Morality clearly doesn't stand in his way and after all, he is a high class, millionaire drug lord.

The question that remains, which do I trust to manage to do what they said they would more? Leo or Andrea? 

Antonio said to have faith in my mate but where was that going to get us?

At that point my phone, that remarkably still works considering how hard I threw it, pinged on the other side of the room. I stretched my foot out as far as I could and was just about able to reach and it and drag it back to me.

And so my question was answered.

A text presumably from Andrea, although with the usual lack of ID, reading: sorry about your border guards. Send my condolences to the families. 

I threw my head back in grief. How had this happened?

I quickly dialled Leo's number and it rang only once before he picked up.

"They've got off territory," I said hastily.

"I know," he replied gravely. "Nine of my men are dead."

"And we are losing our son!"

"I am doing everything I can, Ella," he said in what sounded like a forced calm tone.

"Tell Antonio to let me go. It is the only way," I stated. "Please, Leo. How will you live with yourself if something happens?"

"I have made my decision. Give it up, Ella," he said deeply. "It isn't even up for discussion and if I hear from Antonio that you even attempted to get out of those handcuffs, I will have him watch you until all of this is over. Understand?"

"Just focus on bringing him home," I whispered. "Please."

I then hung up the phone and began trying to pick the lock on the handcuffs with Lili's hairclip.

Five frustrating minutes later, Mathias, Silas, Marie, Francesca and Lili came into the room.

"Granny told us to give you this," Mathias said handing me a glass of water and a sandwich on a plate.

"Thank you, honey," I replied taking a sip of the water.

"Mama, what are you doing with my hairclip?" Lili asked curiously.

"I'm going to tell you a secret but you can't tell anyone okay?" I whispered beckoning them forward. "And then I need your help but we have to use our quietest voices, si?"

They all nodded and stepped closer to me and into a tight circle.