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My flutters take off. "What does a person of interest mean? Is the President accusing Naomi and me of a crime?"

He pulls back and tucks a lock of my hair behind my ear. "No. It means you have information about a crime. He issued it to get Naomi on American soil to trade her to the Belizean government."

"Why?"

"So they give him Santiago's brother, Nicolas."

My chest tightens. "And it's his way of taking me from you?"

"Yes."

"How can so much evil exist in one man?"

"I'm not sure, but he isn't the only one. You saw it with all of them last night, didn't you?"

"Yes." I straddle him. "I've been thinking about a few things."

"What?"

"Where do you live?"

He smiles. "Amazing we've never talked about this, huh?"

I softly laugh. "Never too late?"

He kisses me. "I have a house in the countryside of France."

"Will you take me there someday?"

"Yes. I think you would love it."

"Will we live there?"

"If you want."

"I want to be wherever you are."

"That's good, ma belle. And I you."

I run my hand through his hair. "Is there any way to find out if Naomi is okay or where she is at?"

"I'm sure Andre is taking care of her. But I will ask Gustave to see if he can find anything out."

"Thank you."

There's a knock on the door.

"Come in," Malin says.

I turn on his lap.

Gustave opens the door. "The wardrobe is here. We have to be ready in a few hours. Malin, I need to review some things with you before tonight."

"I'll be out in a minute," he replies.

Gustave shuts the doors.

"What will tonight be like?" I ask.

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