Page 174 of Marks of Rebellion
"Someone he knew from the military who works at the airport. The man told us they were sending Penelope back to England, and he ran out the door. Andre at least got him to turn his phone on before he left."
Hunter's blood drains from his face. "Interpol will know."
"Andre got them to reinstate you," Naomi says.
"What?"
They tell us more of the story about how Andre negotiated with the U.S. President.
"Did Zoe say anything about Emilia and Malin?" Naomi's eyes look hopeful, and I hate to squash it.
"I'm sorry, no. We were hoping they were here with you."
"You haven't heard anything from them?" Hunter asks.
Naomi shakes her head. "No. The last thing we know is that they were caught on video raiding my boss, Ezra's, office."
Hunter shifts. "Why would they do that?"
"I've been trying to figure that out for the last month. Emilia is the only person I told where I kept all my evidence for my story. It's in a safe deposit box, and she has access. The only thing that makes sense is that she and Malin must have discovered something Ezra found out."
"Why would they go after that?" I ask. "Emilia didn't seem like the type of girl who would get involved in this mess."
"I don't know. You're right. She usually stays out of anything that could put her in danger."
"Malin wouldn't have let her do something like that unless there was a good reason," Hunter insists.
Andre comes back into the room.
"Did you get ahold of him?" Hunter asks.
"I tried three times and finally left a voice mail and text."
Blaise comes into the room. He pulls a bottle of water out of the fridge. "Anyone want one?"
Everyone tells him no thanks, and Naomi puts her hand on his biceps and quietly asks, "Everything okay?"
He shrugs then turns to Hunter. "Heard you shot Kalim's tires out?"
"Yep."
"Glad you still have those skills I taught you."
Hunter fist-bumps him.
"Still wish we knew what happened to Ryker and Julieta," Andre says.
I throw my hand over my mouth.
"What?" he asks.
I tell them what Zoe told me about Julieta.
"That's horrible," Naomi cries out.
"Yeah."
"Axel said he saw them get on the plane for Bermuda before Penelope and his flight," Blaise says.
