Page 158 of Marks of Rebellion
Vanessa
Hunter's jaw twitches,and he blinks hard. "What do you mean Dirk's dead?"
"Zoe said they killed him."
He swallows hard. "How?"
"She didn't say. There wasn't time. Others came into the bathroom and we left. She had to get ready to sing."
"Did she see it?"
"I... I'm not sure, to be honest."
"So she's not sure he's dead?"
I think back to my conversation with Zoe. "She was distraught. I told her that you were alive and about the flowers and then she broke down, saying she wished Dirk would give her a sign so she would know if he was alive."
Hunter's face hardens, and he turns to look out at the water. "Zoe's on tour again?"
"Yes." I tell him the rest of what happened at the event.
"Zoe wasn't near Jorge Cano when the lights came back on?"
"No. I didn't see her anywhere, but it was chaotic. I saw Penelope leaving with the tall guy."
"Penelope?"
"Yes."
"She was with Axel?"
"No. The man that's always with her at functions."
"You've seen him before?"
"Yes. And...oh God." More grief fills me, thinking about everyone back where they shouldn't be or dead.
"What is it, Flower?"
"Zoe told me in the bathroom that Julieta was on her private plane."
"What?"
"She said that they roughed up Julieta so badly that she almost didn't recognize her."
Hunter's face turns white. "No."
I nod, and more tears fall.
"And..." He lets out a big breath. "What about Ryker?"
"I don't know."
Hunter's face scrunches, and he puts his palm over it.
I embrace him tighter. "We have to help them. What can we do?"
He wipes his cheek and shakes his head. "We have to get you to safety. Hopefully, Andre and Malin will be there and then we can figure something out."
