Chapter 24

Julia POV

I open my eyes groaning in pain. I don’t know what that fucker hit me with but I swear there’s still ringing in my head. Within a few seconds, my senses come back and I drag my ass up from the floor. I’m in a world of pain but none of that matters as I push my body as hard as I can. “NINA!” I scream my little girl’s name as loud as I can but there’s no reply.

I know there won’t be a reply but still, I keep calling her. I start looking around the house for her even though I already know that she’s gone. My heart is pounding, my whole body is shaking and sweating and I know for a fact that I have never felt this scared in my entire life!

“FUCK!” The tears that I have been fighting to hold back fall free hard and fast and I fall to the floor while I scream and cry out all of my pain. What am I going to do? I have no idea where to even start looking for her. I know Mario Deluca’s name of course, but I have no idea what he even looks like, never mind wh