CHAPTER 10
DUSK CREPT ACROSS the island, lengthening the shadows on the floor as I waited. What did Leo think he was playing at, watching Raul? And why? What was he waiting for him to do?
My ass cheeks were numb from sitting, and I shifted on the wooden seat, trying to get comfortable. A splinter caught on my shorts. Oh, how I longed to stretch out on the bed and smooth my aching back. Where the hell was Leo? He’d never left the café this late before. Had he been spotted? Had Vadim got to him? Had—?
A key rattled in the lock, and I pulled my hood forward. Not so much that I couldn’t see, but enough to hide my face. And I prepared to spring up if necessary. Leo’s knife may have been in my pocket, but I couldn’t be sure he didn’t have another one.
A plastic bag crinkled as he dumped it o
