“In my pants pocket, hanging up in the bathroom.”

“I’m gonna use it to call Ramona.”

“Ramona?”

“She needs to know what’s happening.” She went into the bathroom and found his phone. Bringing it back to the chair beside the bed, she asked, “You want me to call, or do you want to?”

“You call. I’m still not thinking too clear.”

Hunter let Ike open the phone, then she dialed Ramona’s number. She answered after the third ring.

“Ike, where are you?”

“It’s Hunter Kincaid, Ramona. I’m here with Ike in the hospital in San Angelo.”

“Is he injured?”

“He has a concussion. We got it checked out.”

“He is okay now?”

“He’s functioning, but still needs to heal a little more.”

“Did you find Anita?”

“We came close, but they slipped away. We’re still on their trail.”

“Ike is there with you?”

“He is, but not really coherent right now. He took a pretty good knock on the head. He’ll be all right, but has to give it a couple of days.”

“Tell him to call me when he is able.”

“I will.”

“Do you know if Anita is all right?”

“She is, we saw her from a distance. She’s uninjured. But we’re running short on time. The kidnappers are almost ready to fly the children out of the country. I’ll see if I can find some people to help out.”

Ramona knew she would go to Solomon the instant Hunter hung up, and she would insist he send people to help. The thought made her feel better. She was still anxious for Anita, but this news from Hunter left her a bit of hope. Solomon would help, she knew it. “Please get my daughter back, Hunter. She is my life.”

“I’ll do my best, I promise.” Hunter handed Ike the phone and said, “I’ll be back in a while. Stay in bed.” Ike frowned.

Ramona hurried down the long hall in their home on the outskirts of Acuña, straight to Solomon’s office. She hesitated a moment at the closed door, then pushed it open.

Solomon was on his phone, sitting behind his large desk. He hung up and his face darkened at the interruption, but Ramona didn’t give him a chance to get angry as she told him about her conversation with Hunter.

Solomon nodded, “I will send my best to San Angelo. You said that Ike is in the Shannon Hospital?”

Ramona nodded and told him the room number again.

“Good. They will leave immediately. Thank you for telling me, my love.”

Ramona was surprised by his talk of anything affectionate. She said, “Of course, mi amor.” She felt odd saying it.

He smiled at her, then made a gesture with his hand for her to leave as he picked up his phone to make calls.

She left, feeling almost dizzy. Solomon, displaying affection; it had been so long, and so unexpected. It was then that she decided to go to Ike. It was her daughter who was at stake. She didn’t want to sit by, feeling helpless. Grabbing her keys and her purse, Ramona went out the door and climbed into her Lincoln.

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