“I’ve been watching them for weeks.”
My heart stopped.
Valery reached into her jacket and pulled out an identification card.
“I’m an undercover investigator.”
She looked at the communicator in my hand.
“You sent the emergency signal?”
I nodded.
“Good.”
She lowered her voice.
“Because if we wait until midnight, you won’t survive.”
I stared at her.
“What do we do?”
“Leave.”
She pointed toward the rear of the yacht.
“There’s an emergency raft on the lower aft deck. We have less than
“I’ve been watching them for weeks.”
My heart stopped.
Valery reached into her jacket and pulled out an identification card.
“I’m an undercover investigator.”
She looked at the communicator in my hand.
“You sent the emergency signal?”
I nodded.
“Good.”
She lowered her voice.
“Because if we wait until midnight, you won’t survive.”
I stared at her.
“What do we do?”
“Leave.”
She pointed toward the rear of the yacht.
“There’s an emergency raft on the lower aft deck. We have less than
