Chapter 113

“I’ll call if you come to the front door where I can see you.” Mr. Ortiz went back to the edge of the window to peer outside. “Consider it a sign of good faith.”

“Tit for tat. I’ll come to the door if you let Julie go.”

It was like two bulls with their horns locked, each one refusing to back down. “Dad, we don’t have time for this.”

“Listen to your son, Mr. Savage.”

“You’ve still got Alec and his boyfriend as leverage,” Dad said. “And I know if you’ve been Julie’s neighbor all this time, you have to care about her, even a little. Let her go. That way, I know I can trust you.”

“And how can I trust you?”

Fuck, he was going to kill both of them for being so stubborn. “Because I’m in here, and I’m begging him not to do it,” Alec said. “Please, Mr. Ortiz.”