Page 149 of Covert Mission
“He disappeared.”
Lucas sits up in his chair. “What do you mean?”
“He took a vacation and never came back.”
He shakes his head. “That’s not obvious. Where did he take this vacation to?”
“You get one guess.”
“Vandemora?”
I nod as I open a document that shows all the man’s passport activity from the last five years. “Vandemora is where the trail stops.”
Lucas slides the laptop over so it’s directly in front of him. “Sixteen trips to Vandemora and the surrounding countries in five years.”
“The ones in blue are work-related.”
“Shit. He travels a lot when he’s not working…”
Maybe I did find another puzzle piece. “Oh, my god, I think I might know how he’s traveling.”
Lucas grins. “Smart girl. How?”
“I found out Ralph has a private plane.”
He reaches across the space and wraps his fingers around my wrist. “I just needed to touch you. I love this side of you. Smart and sexy.”
My breath turns cold inside my chest.
I press my lips flat. All I can think about is Lucas somehow being involved with that woman. Confused, I pull my hand back.
“So, do you think you can get a look in those crates?”
“I know I can if they’re still there.”
I’m breaking out in a sweat. Not because of the case. But because I have no idea what to do now about what I saw or what happened between us.
It’s never been easy to trust people, but he somehow made it through that barrier. Except now, I don’t know if I should trust him either.
“Hey.” He nudges my knee with his. “What’s up?”
“I… uh. I’m just in work mode. This whole thing is stressful.”
His expression turns doubtful. He moves to stand next to my chair and his hand smooths over my hair. “Why do you seem so jumpy with me?”
Leave it to Lucas to be so direct.
I turn my face up to look at him. Something like recognition flares in his eyes.
Maybe I don’t need to say anything. Maybe he knows I saw him…
ChapterFifty
I’m about to dig into the reason Camile’s acting so strangely when there’s a soft knock at the door.
“Camile?” a voice calls.
I drop my hand and step back.