Page 159 of Depths of Destruction

"She said she was leverage, and why the cartel didn't kill her," I point out.

"Leverage how?" Blaise asks.

"She wouldn't say."

He groans. "How does she expect us to help her if she won't tell us what she knows?"

"Yeah, it's frustrating," Naomi agrees.

"We can try to figure this out all day long, but I think we need to focus on what problem we can solve right now," I advise.

"Andre, we have to move quickly," Blaise states.

Our eyes lock. "Not we."

His face reddens. "You know I'm capable of this."

"You just left the military. I've already rolled the dice with Interpol. You can't."

"We just make sure nothing goes wrong," he insists.

"Naomi can't be left on her own. It's not safe for her to go anywhere."

Naomi grips my arm and her nails dig into my skin. "What are you saying, Andre?"

"The only way to get the President to revoke the person of interest on you and Emilia is to kill or give him Nicolas Gómez. So that's what I'll do."

"I say kill the bastard," Blaise interjects.

"I don't understand how you will do that. The Belizean government has Nicolas in full security lockdown. If it were possible, Santiago would have raided the prison by now," Naomi says.

I stare at her. "That's the difference between Santiago and me. He's a thug. I'm a professionally trained killer."

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Naomi

Andre hasthe contents of his backpack on the table. He and Blaise are standing together and assessing everything.

"I don't think you should be doing this. It's not safe and nearly impossible," I warn him for the hundredth time. Since he announced his plans to go back to Belize, my anxiety has been through the roof.

"Naomi, you're pacing."

"What do you expect me to do?"

Andre turns to Blaise. "Can you get this ready for me?"

"Yeah, no problem."

"Baby, let's go upstairs." He steers me to our room and shuts the door.

"Please don't go. I don't have a good feeling about this," I beg.

He sits on the bed and positions me on his lap. "We can't run forever, Naomi. Now that the President issued a person of interest on you and Emilia, there is nowhere to hide. You aren't even going to be able to leave this house."

"I don't think you understand the prison system in Belize. It's not like an American or European one. From the outside, it looks easy to enter, but they will have Gómez in the tunnels."

"The tunnels?"