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“That I can’t say, ma’am. But we’ll be in touch. We might need to talk to you again.”
Nick was waiting for Lucy out in the reception area.
“Has anyone talked to you yet?”
He nodded. “But I didn’t have much to offer. So are you ready to get away from all of this for an afternoon? My SUV is parked close by. We can swing by your place and pick up Sniper.”
“Perfect. Finally, this trip is going to feel like a vacation.” She followed him outside and grinned at him as they settled into his SUV and fastened their seatbelts. “I can’t wait to see more of the island—especially with a personal guide.”
A frisson of unease crawled up her spine. She glanced over her shoulder.
Her heart skipped a beat.
Back on the sidewalk, a man stared intently at Nick’s SUV as he eased out of his parking space and pulled into traffic.
With a baseball cap pulled low on his forehead and dark sunglasses, his features were hidden. But the scowl on his face had been all too real.
Maybe it had nothing to do with her at all. Maybe the guy had a migraine. Or he’d been waiting for someone who was running an hour late.
But with the images she’d just seen at the police station burned into her brain, she would probably start seeing suspicious characters at every turn, and that made her stomach clench.
Maybe it was time to rearrange her return flight and head back home.
CHAPTER FIVE
After they picked upSniper at her Airbnb, Nick headed up Highway 61, cutting across the island toward Kailua. The peaceful beauty surrounding them and the perfectly sunny, balmy day seemed to seep into her bones.
“I can see why you decided to stay here,” she said. “Is it always this nice out?”
“It has been since I arrived. Six months of balmy weather in the 80s.”
“While those of us in Minnesota...brrr.” She shook her head. “No wonder so many folks vacation here during the winter.”
He slanted a sideways glance at her. “We’ll be in Kailua in a few minutes. What sort of restaurants do you prefer? This is your vacation, so you should choose.”
“Anything local. Do you have any favorites up here?”
