CHAPTER 46

SAMANTHA'S POV Tom's distress call had come in just when I had been about to read through the anonymous message written on the pizza box. I had been so worried that I forgot all about the pizza and continued pacing around. At some point, I actually did consider calling and reaching out to Emilio for the sake of two scenarios. Perhaps, he had Zara with him and was holding onto her just to make me return to him but then I gave it much broader thought. Certainly, Emilio would not want to do that or hurt my friend knowing that would provoke me. Then, the second scenario was all about his network. Emilio's network was spread around like a web that had lots of links. Perhaps, one of his social contacts had Zara and had forgotten that she was my friend. He would probably do everything to retrieve her just to win me over and that would mean that I get to get back to him easily. It did not matter if it was too easy, so long as I got my friend back. So, I decided that I would opt for the second