Page 56 of Wait for Me

She waited for more intruders to arrive, but these three were all there were.

“You know we’re not in international waters.” Logan grimaced.

“Oh, an intellectual.” Gruffy muttered and expletive. To his men, he said, “Tie them up.”

One of them went through his own pockets. “Uh…”

“You forgot the ties.” Gruffy rolled his eyes.

The other intruder also did not have any cable ties with him.

Keystone Cops!

Thank You, Lord, for small victories before we all die.

Marie tried to contain her relief.

Gruffy pointed to the sofa. “Sit.”

“You’re in the USA.” Logan sat down.

“Water is water. When we throw your dead bodies overboard, it doesn’t matter who has jurisdiction. Dead is dead.”

Gruffy turned to Marie. “Sit.”

Marie did as she was told, but slowly. She prayed for wisdom. She reminded herself of her time in training and years in the field.

She glanced at Logan. He might not survive this.

I’m sorry, Logan.

“This is a cruise ship with over five thousand people,” Logan said. “You can’t hold all of us hostage.”

Be quiet, Logan.

Marie tried to make eye contact with Logan, but he didn’t look her way.

She could only pray that Siri on her iPhone in her purse on the side cabinet was smart enough to call shipboard security, not the one back at Ketchikan, which was probably too far away from them. Maybe Siri could call the Coast Guard.

She prayed that God would keep Jonas safer next door. Mrs. Ping shared the room to keep an eye on him. Marie guessed it was past midnight and they were both asleep.

Regardless, Mrs. Ping knew what to do in the event of danger.

Marie wished she could get a message to Mrs. Ping to get Jonas to safety. She could take him to the captain, and the shipboard security would know what to do about their hostage situation.

Speaking of whom, where was security?

Siri should have called them by now.

Chapter Twenty-Six

This was not my idea of a family cruise.

Logan cradled his left arm against his ribs. He winced. He had quite a high tolerance for pain, but he knew he had to get medical help.

Lord, what is going on?

Who are these people?

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