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He hesitates, looking fro beside me

“One hour,” he shouts, and I nod, giving him a wave

“Let’s go,” the ht says, and the speedboat roars to life “Please, take your seats”

Ava is already sitting with her ar her sto a protective hand on her Miguel doesn’t move as we turn and shoot away from where he’s anchored

“A thousand dollars for an hour” The man’s accent is thick, and it mak

es his words sound slurry “Your time is quite valuable”

“Then you’d better get on with it,” I snap

Unlike Ava, I’ like a leaf on the inside This could be one of the dumbest decisions my curiosity has made

The hs as he reclines in the leather seat beside me “I like your spirit, Miss Wilder I was quite captivated by it last night at the tables”

“Is that why you pulled that stunt with the chip? You must think I don’t watch movies”

His eyebrow quirks, and his blue eyes twinkle “Hats off to you Few people would catch the Hitchcock reference”

“Our parents loved classic movies,” Ava’s voice is quiet

“No, I used the ‘stunt with the chip’ as you put it hoping Iwith you”

“Perhaps you should look up the terlish dictionary”

His expression hardens, and he straightens his coat “I’overnht was first executed in one of our most luxurious casinos Only that tiarettes to activate the transmitter”