Chapter 41

Ramon POV

“I know,” I cut her off, unable to bear hearing the worst-case scenarios spoken aloud. “I have people watching him. But I can’t just storm in and drag him home without understanding what leverage someone has over him.”

My phone buzzed with another update.

*7:15 PM - Subject has entered The Platinum Lounge. Confirmed meeting with Arnold Hutchins, 58, real estate developer. Hutchins has booked private room. Subject accompanied him willingly.*

The Platinum Lounge. I knew the place—an upscale establishment that catered to wealthy clients seeking discreet encounters with high-end escorts. The kind of place where transactions happened behind closed doors and everyone involved had the money and power to ensure their privacy.

Arnold Hutchins. The name triggered vague recognition—I’d met him at charity events, had done business with his company years ago. A man in his late fifties with a reputation for aggressive business practices and an expens