CARINA

23: CONNECTIONS

DANTE'S POV

     "YOU better find her before I find you!" I yelled into the phone

"Okay capo" Ciro responded sternly

"Ho bisogno di risposte in un minuto" I hung up on him and hit the lamp on the table (I need answers in one minute)

Where are you Carina?

Ciro said he had gone to pick her up from school but she didn't show up so he had gone to the school and she hadn't even been there today or yesterday. Her phone was off and I was starting to lose my shit. My phone rang again and I picked it up immediately

"Dammi qualche cazzo di notizia" I growled into the phone (Give me some fucking news)

"È stata vista l'ultima volta a casa di tuo padre" Ciro said into the phone (She was last seen at you dad's house)

"Che cazzo ci faceva lì?" I gritted my teeth in anger
(What the fuck was she doing there?)

"Non ne ho idea, capo, ma è stata vista lì molte volte"
(No idea boss but she was seen there many times)

Now I was wondering what Stefano must have done to her. I swear I was going to kill him if he lays as much as a finger on her. I wasn't going to sit around and wait for answers so I matched out and drove away praying to get there as soon as I can

Mackenzie's POV

     "NOTHING is going to be solved if you just sit here and wait" Jay said and I looked at him uninterested

"I'm not waiting for anything to be solved. I just need space"

"Space? It's been a week!"

"It looks like you don't want me here anymore" I said

"That's not it. I'm just worried about you Kenz. Dante is worried about you too" When he said his name, some part of me felt happy

"No he isn't" I cleared that feeling quickly. I know he was probably happy that I was out of his space

"Yes he is. He always texts me to ask of you. Maybe he doesn't look like it but he's definitely worried" Jay pushed further into me "I would be too if I learn my father did such cruel things to your parents"

"Jay, I need time to process everything"

"You're not looking for time Kenz. You're just running away from your problems"

"No I am not"

"Yes, yes you are" he argued back

"What do you want me to do? His dad maybe involved in my parents' death and you want me to go back and act as if nothing happened?" I was getting frustrated

"His dad Kenzie. His dad. Not Dante but his dad. Why should you push yourself away from him because of what his dad may have done?" I knew he was making sense but my mind was refusing to accept it "You should go home and talk to him. You have been running away every time you encounter a problem. You ran away from your parents' death and refused to talk about it. You ran away from the issue with Ethan and refused to talk about it. And they're slowly eating you up. Are you going to run away from this too? For how long are you going to run?" he finished and I looked at him

"Jay..."

"Stop thinking about his dad and go talk to Dante. We'll see how to deal with the old man but first go back home and talk about this to the only person who can help you"

I debated for a long time but my heart already knew what it wanted. It only took some minutes before I was at his house. I looked at the door for sometime before I entered the code and pushed it open. It was already dark outside and inside as well. I didn't even know if he was at home. I walked further into the room and that was when I saw his figure in the darkness