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“Do you think it’s that simple?” Jewel hissed, fear stirring her heart.
“Yes.” Carrie slapped her hands on her hips and nodded. “We dial 9-1-1; they send a task force. Done and done.”
“He’s evaded capture all this time.” She gritted her teeth. “He’s the son of a drug lord. All he has to do is snap his fingers and they’ll let him walk.”
“I don’t care.”
“Well, I do!” Jewel screamed.
Silence smothered the room.
She let out a heavy breath. “All I want is peace. I can’t let him harm Juney.”
“Why is this guy so obsessed with you? If he’d left Belize, he should have stayed gone.”
Carrie curled her lip in a scornful glare. “Because he’s twisted.”
Jewel swallowed. “All I know is, I’m on his radar again. I don’t know when he’ll show up and where. That’s why I need to leave. And take Juney with me.”
“Let’s not be hasty,” Jo insisted. “We can figure this out together. For now, you can move in with me. My parents will love to have another guest in the house.”
“I can’t put your families at risk.”
“I’m game,” Carrie said without hesitation. “Benson and I are always down for new adventures.”
Jo nodded. “I’ll speak for Sun Gi and throw my hat in too.”
“You don’t know what you’re saying.” Jewel insisted. “This isn’t a game. All our lives are at stake—”
“You’re our friend and you’re in danger. There’s nothing to consider,” Jo said.
They weren’t getting it.
“This isn’t like the movies where the good guys win. In real life, people like Kross get away with murder. Repeatedly.”
“Says who?”
“Listen to me! The last person I told…” Her voice cracked. “She didn’t make it.”
“What does that mean?”
Jewel looked at Jo. “Her name was Elsie. She was an old woman who lived around our neighborhood. I was so desperate to escape that I confided in her. She insisted on going to the police. A few days later, Elsie died in an ‘accident’.”
Jo’s eyes widened.
“Do you see?” Jewel pleaded. “I can’t put you all at risk.”
“Sky’s in Europe with her hubby,” Carrie said confidently as if she hadn’t heard a word. “You only have us to worry about right now.” She tilted her head and studied Jo. “But we can handle ourselves.”
“I said no! What part of that don’t you understand?”
“Gosh, I love it when you yell like that.” Carrie flashed an excited grin.
“This isn’t a joke.”
“We know it’s not,” Jo said, her eyes soft and gleaming. “But what are your other options? Are you going to run? If Kross is as powerful and ruthless as you say, he’ll find you. And when he does, you won’t have any of us to rely on.” She stepped forward. “Isn’t it better if you stay?”
Carrie held Jewel’s hand. “Stay, Jewls. Let’s win this together.”
