Page 27 of Marked By Moonlight
Another shake of the head. “It’s too dangerous.”
Itwasn’t Paris.Itwas something else. But what exactly?
I stuck a finger at his chest. “You might be ready to give up on us, but I’m not.”
He gritted his teeth. “I’m not giving up. I’m just trying to keep you safe.”
“By not telling me anything?”
He glanced behind me, and I leaned out to look. Was he worried about someone after me or after him?
More furtive looks around the alley. “I can’t explain. Not here. Not now.”
Not ever?I wondered.
He dragged his hands through his hair, warring with himself, then spoke.
“Meet me tonight. At the Jaurès metro station — line 2, above ground. You know it?”
I gulped but nodded.
“Wait for me on the Porte Dauphine side of the platform. Don’t bring your phone, and make sure you’re not being followed,” he continued.
My stomach flipped. Things were that bad, huh?
“Nine thirty. Don’t come early,” he grunted.
Ha. The man knew me too well.
When he looked at me expectantly, I echoed his instructions. “Jaurès metro station, line 2, Porte Dauphine side.” Then I tapped his chest. “Swear to me you’ll come. Swear it.”
“I’ll be there.”
His eyes didn’t quite meet mine, though, so I wrapped my hands around his face, forcing them to. “Do not let me down. You got that?”
He flashed a little smile. Apparentlyfierce Minawas his favorite version.
“I’ll be there,” he swore, then cocked his head. “Where will you go in the meantime?”
I pointed in the direction we’d come from. “I have to visit Gordon.”
His eyes flashed. “Why?”
I made a face. “He asked Gen for a favor, but she’s been delayed—”
“Again?” he cut in.
I sighed. “Again.”
“What’s the favor?”
“To meet someone.”
His eyes narrowed. “Who?”
“I don’t know. That’s why I have to see him. That way, we can communicate. You know,communicate?”
“What people say and what they want or mean can be two different things,” he warned.
