Page 81 of An Epic Voyage

Chapter Twenty-Four

Indigo pretended tobe meek and frightened as she hobbled to the elevator.Being in an enclosed space with Benedict Van Houten, thief, traitor, and now cold-blooded murderer, wasn’t ideal, but she’d faced more challenging tasks.

“Don’t be frightened of me, Indigo.I will not hurt you.”

“B-but, Jinger ...”She let the sentence hang.

He tsked.“It’s unfortunate that you had to witness that encounter.I’m not usually so impulsive, but she drove me to it.It’d been building for days, weeks.Her whining finally got to me, and I snapped.What can I say?”

That you just murdered your adoring girlfriend.

The doors opened, and he led her to his suite.His bodyguards weren’t around, or if they were, they were keeping a low profile.

“Where are the scary men?”

“Scary ...oh, you mean my security detail.”He chuckled.“They’re in another room.We have complete privacy.”

“Isn’t there anyone else on the yacht with us?”

“Besides the three bodyguards, it’s just you and me.”

And Griffin and Jordy.And Jinger’s rotting corpse.He surely hadn’t forgotten about them.

“What about the person who drives the boat?What do you call him?A pilot?”Hopefully, she wasn’t taking the dumb blonde act too far.

“Captain, and I sent the crew away.”He leaned close and whispered, “You can be as loud as you want.No one will hear you.”

Ew, gross.

It would seem odd if she didn’t at least mention Griffin.“What are you going to do with Griffin?”

Van Houten’s eyes narrowed.“You’re not seeing him, are you?If so, I might have to kill him.”

Indigo’s heart skipped a beat.She should’ve kept her big mouth shut.“No, not at all, but he saved me from the hurricane.”

“And for that, I owe him a debt of gratitude.He’ll be free to go after the meeting tomorrow.”

And if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you.He really must think she was an idiot.

“I’m going to unlock your cuffs, Indigo.You aren’t going to try to get away, are you?”

At the very first opportunity.“Where would I go?”