Chapter 151: "They won't be expecting me, alone."

[Juliette’s POV]

The dark silver BMW shot through the road towards the abandoned jetty.

“Are you sure that Jewel’s out there?” Ben glared ahead, both hands tightly gripping the wheel.

“I’m not sure. But if I just wanted money, I’d want people to know that she’s missing, right?” I looked away from the buildings reeling past my window. “Jewel.”

Ben exhaled, his mouth in a grim line of agreement.

“So if I went through such great lengths to make sure no one knows she’s gone, yet I still want to be sure she’s within my reach, and given that she’s a Virtus, where else can I keep her out of everyone’s sight but mine?”

“Fuck me.” Ben inhaled sharply. “I really hope you’re right, Juliette.”

“How’s Alfeo’s finances?’

Ben looked at me as though I’d just asked him if he’d slept with Jewel.

So I leaned in to explain in detail. “The hotel. The plane ticket. The ship that he’s possibly using to hide her. These aren’t cheap, Ben. It’ll be helpful to know if he could do all this alone.”

After