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Andre paces. "We know how Naomi, Vanessa, and Zoe fit into this. How do Penelope, Julieta, and Emilia fit into it?"

"What did Axel say when you saw him?"

"He said they are all connected, and that immigration was accusing Penelope of being a spy."

"Could she be? She's back at the British embassy in Panama," Dirk points out.

I come to her defense. "No. She's a good person, and if she were a spy for any reason, it would be against the Global Leaders. She is as much a victim as any of us women. And her daughter is missing. Anything she is doing would be to get her back."

"You're right," Dirk agrees.

"She knows something. They see her as an asset somehow, or she wouldn't be back in Panama," Blaise points out.

"What about Julieta? Why do they need her? She's a flight attendant. What is the point of beating her up? Why don't they just kill her if she knows what they are doing?"

"If she—"

The doorbell chimes. "Sloane must be early. I'll get it," Blaise volunteers, and we go inside.

But it's not Sloane.

Julieta comes flying through the door with a little girl. "This is Millie, Penelope's daughter. Emilia saved her." Tears fall. "Please, we have to rescue Ryker."