Chapter 246 - Jessa

I ripped the phone from Willow's hands. "Nico?"

"This is Foster."

"Where is Nico?"

"In the local police station. We -"

"What the hell happened, Foster?" I cut him off.

"If you'd stop talking, I could tell you," he said, a biting snap to his tone.

I bit my lip to keep from striking out at him.

"Thank you. We were out for a drink. The house was getting cramped. Downtown Corinaldo, me, Mas, Nico. That's it. But I think we've got some shadows."

"What do you mean by shadows?"

Maggie took the phone, put it on speaker. "You're talking to all of us at Hilltop."

"I think we were followed. Either electronically or physically. But there's no other explanation. I've already called the embassy, told them that Nico's been arrested."

"On what charges?" Maggie asked.

"Unknown. Apparently those only have to be read to Nico. We're getting someone associated with the family to represent him. According to Andrea, they have forty-eight hours to validate his arrest. If the state