Page 153 of Cavern of Silence
"Evandro Torres. The other drug lords are all dead, including Goliath."
"The Guatemalan drug lord?" Dirk asks.
"Yes. Ryker killed him in a fight a few days ago," Naomi informs them, and my blood runs cold.
What has Ryker gone through?
"You have to save him," I beg Andre and Dirk.
Dirk and Andre exchange a glance.
"What?" Naomi asks.
"Sounds like we need to do more than just save Ryker."
"What do you mean? He's the only person you need to focus on," I cry out.
"Don't worry. We're going to get him. But a bullet is going in Evandro's head, too," Andre states.
I wipe my face. "I don't care what you do. Please, just bring Ryker to me alive."
"We will," Dirk confidently says.
"Oh, no. Andre, I forgot to tell you what Malin said."
He raises his eyebrows.
"He said to tell Kalim to back off."
"On it." Andre leaves the room again.
"I don't understand why they didn't come with you," Naomi states.
"They said they couldn't get into it."
Her eyes glisten. "But my sister...she looked okay?"
I pause a moment. "Actually, she looked happy and confident. Very different from when she was in the pit or right after the guys rescued us. Is that how she normally is?"
Naomi's forehead creases. "No. She's normally shy and a tad insecure. She deals with depression."
"She didn't look depressed. And she definitely wasn't insecure."
"Hmm. Well, I guess it's a good thing," Naomi quietly replies.
Blaise comes into the room with his phone to his chest. "Sloane is on her way over. She wants to know what size clothes Millie wears. Her sister has a bunch of kids, and she said she'd grab some things for her."
"I'm not sure. She's five and has Penelope's long legs and torso."
He relays the message and hangs up. "She's going to bring several different sizes."
"That's nice of her."
Pride fills Blaise's eyes. "She's a good person."
"Where did Zoe go?" Dirk asks.
"She took Millie out to the beach."
