Page 130 of Depths of Destruction

"When we got there, only clothes and his watch were there."

My hand flies to my mouth, and my heart beats so fast, I think I might have a heart attack. "Whose clothes?"

Kalim swallows hard. "His survival gear and a set of women's clothes."

"They're dead?" I cry out.

"No. We don't know that," Andre sternly replies.

"But why would they—"

"We didn't find any bodies."

Andre quickly states, "Then they aren't dead. When was this?"

"The day Naomi's boyfriend called Interpol."

"Ex," Andre barks.

Kalim holds his hands in the air. "Ex. Sorry."

"Where were they?" Andre asks.

"On the outskirts of Belize City."

"But that was north of our location," I point out.

"Why would they go there?" Kalim questions.

I shrug. "I don't know, but we have to look for them."

"Naomi, you aren't going back to Belize," Kalim says.

"She's not going to the U.S.," Andre growls.

The two men lock eyes. The only sound is the fluorescent light humming above us.

"We fought in wars together," Andre quietly says.

"Are you calling in the favor you told me not to ever worry about?"

Andre's jaw clenches. "If that's what you need to hear from me, then yeah, I'm calling in my favor."

Kalim's lips twitch. He glances at me then turns and picks up Andre's backpack. He stuffs the plastic bag the nurse gave me in it and takes cash out of his wallet and tosses it in as well. "There's a burner phone in there. Don't turn it on until you're wherever you need to go. It's connected to a burner I'm carrying. I'll go back to Belize and search for Malin and your sister. Turn your watch off as soon as you step out of this hospital."

Andre nods.

"I have a friend, Annabella, who lives here. She runs the Parrot's Inn and is expecting you. Stay there as long as you need to, but it's probably best if you get out of this country as well. A black Audi is out front waiting to take you there."

"TheAnnabella?" Andre raises his eyebrows.

Kalim stays silent. They exchange a look I can't decipher.

Andre opens his backpack. "Did the guys pull the passports out of my bag?"

"No. They didn't even see them. I'm the only one who went through the contents."

"Did you put it on the list for Interpol?"