Stolen Dove: Stolen Hearts Series by Blake, Carina (novels in english .txt) 📗

the entire time my thoughts are on seeing my sister quickly, giving my nephew his present, and getting back to Dove so I can show her I’m not a total bastard.

“Fernando, I hate to do this, but I want to make the trip a quick one. I can’t leave Dove for a long time.”

“She can’t get out anyway. How about you send Hector over to check on her?”

“I don’t want another man around her. One she can actually get along with. One who didn’t treat her like a whore.”

“Maybe a divorce is for the best.”

“Heaven fucking help me. If you ever say that shit again, I’ll forget we’re friends. There will be no divorce.”

My half sister comes running over. “You made it,” she says, looking around. “I hoped you would have brought her.”

“Where’s the birthday boy?”

“He’s coming.” My nephew comes running, and I wrap him up in a hug and pick him up. “Happy Birthday, mijo!”

“I’m so happy you came.”

“I’m sorry, buddy, but I can’t stay.”

“No?”

“Primo, come on—the pool’s calling our name.”

“Go have fun. We’ll see each other soon.”

“You promise?”

“Yes. Oh, and before I forget. Here’s your present.” He takes it from me as his cousins call out for him. Luisa has two siblings who have four kids each, all around his age.

“Thank you, Tio Victor.” He wraps his arms around my waist and squeezes hard before running back to the house with his present.

“Luisa. Can you please get me that box?” I question and she nods, knowing what I’m talking about.

“It’s already ready.” She pulls it out of her pocket. I open the small box and examine the pieces.

“Your work is masterful.” I slide on the one that belongs on my finger.

“Thank you.” She blushes with happiness. Luisa’s super talented and needs her own shop to sell jewelry. “It’s just as you requested. I can’t wait to meet her.”

“Soon.” I give her a hug. “I have to go and get this on her before she runs off.”

We turn back and walk to the helipad. As soon as we’re up in the air, Fernando says, “If you don’t want her to run, you better get that ring on her finger and take time off to spend with her that doesn’t include fucking her brains out. Take her on a vacation.”

“How can I when everything is a mess? Julio picked a hell of a time to fuck with us. I should have put a bullet in his head all those years ago. His men know exactly where to attack without being seen.” It strikes me that he must have someone working from the inside of my organization. “Son of a bitch.”

“Someone’s helping him, aren’t they?”

“Yes, but who would be stupid enough to go against us, and why?”

“Let’s think about it. There are about fifty men on your payroll from the vineyard through the family, and only a half-dozen women.” So many of them wouldn’t think twice of crossing me.

“Dove,” I cry out.

“She can’t.”

“No.” I whip out my phone and use her phone tracker. She’s not in the fucking house.

“I’ll call the security gate.”

I try her phone, but she doesn’t answer. “Let’s get back now.”

Fernando’s on the phone and then hangs up. “Well?”

“Danny said when he got back to the security gate after a ten-minute bathroom break, Vicente wasn’t there to switch off like he was supposed to and his car was gone.”

I pull up the front door security and watch around that time, and there is my wife exiting the house, moving toward the back door of Vicente’s car, but he opens the front door. Startled, she moves to it, but then he slides his hand on her waist. She freezes and gasps before getting in the car.

“He’s a dead man.”

“Yes, he is. I’m tracking his phone. He’s at the market with her.”

“Let’s get there as fast as we can.” I check the rounds in my gun, itching to put the entire magazine in his head. Dove, what the fuck are you playing at?

“Damn it. I knew she wanted to go out, but hell, why lie to me?”

“Because you’d say no. She’s young, and you haven’t given her a reason to stay.”

“What the fuck? Aren’t you supposed to be my right-hand man?”

“Yes, and I’ve seen you more than she has. She’s lonely and bored. Vicente’s closer to her age. Maybe…”

“Shut the fuck up.”

“I’m not saying she wants him, but maybe she knew he’d understand and help her spend some time out. It could be innocent.”

“You call this innocent?” I show the video of his hand on her, but what happens next tells me exactly his intentions for my wife. He adjusts himself and bites his lip before getting in the car.

“Shit, but she doesn’t seem interested.”

“Like you said, she’s bored and, well, she hates me.” It hits me that I left my wallet out. Shit. I open it, and my Amex is gone.

“Hey, bro. I thought you were at the party.”

“I was, but Dove cut out. Can you track my Amex?”

“Yes. Give me one minute.”

“It’s last used at the market at the dress shop.”

“She’s out shopping.” A sigh of relief hits me. She’s not leaving. She’s just sneaking out to spend my money. It’s all my fault, but this isn’t going to stop the spanking she’s going to get. “I’m about twenty minutes from landing.”

“Okay. I’m at the doctor with Mom. Do you want us to go to the house afterward?”

“Yes. I need to deal with this prick, and I can’t just leave Dove home alone. We’ll be back there in an hour.”

I turn to Fernando and say, “Make the call.” We’re going to have Vicente pay for his betrayal. He knows I wouldn’t have let her out in this dangerous climate. My enemies are everywhere, including in my home. She doesn’t understand the danger she’s really in.

The helicopter lands, and I summon two men to follow Fernando and me. They’re to follow Vicente when he runs and bring him to the warehouse.

As the vehicle races to the market, my blood