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“Please tell me the police report that just crossed my desk is incorrect.” He had his cop voice on.
“Hmmm, I don’t know what you’re talking about.” I scanned behind me, expecting the water police or Border Force to be right on my ass.
“Indiana! What the hell? Why did you steal Kane’s boat?”
“I didn’t. I told him I was just borrowing it.”
“Bloody hell, woman. You’re going to be the death of me.”
My knees nearly buckled. That was exactly the saying Dad used on me all the time.
“I only need his boat for a few hours. I’ll return it, I promise.”
“Bloody hell. What are you doing?”
“I have to do this. I’m sorry.”
“Indy. Come back, please. I have something I want to tell you.”
My breath hitched, and a wave of guilt washed through me over the mixed turmoil in his voice.
“I’ll be back later, and you can tell me over your delicious fettuccine carbonara.”
“Indiana, this is nuts.” His frustrated voice echoed in my ear, mixing with the wind that whistled through the open windows of the bridge.
“Pardon? I can’t hear you. I think I’m losing signal. Hopefully you can still hear me. I’ll call you later.”
“Jesus! Don’t?—”
I cut him off, and a wave of guilt washed over me. He didn’t deserve to be caught in the crossfire of my reckless decisions, but I couldn’t back down now. Not when today may be my only hope to dive down to Siren’s Lure.
Devil’s Fortune cut through the water like a shark on a hunt. It was so different from Rhino, and I never thought I would enjoy this type of pace from a vessel. But it was like I was a gazelle, dancing over the waves instead of barging through them, and the speed and freedom were exhilarating.
As the sun inched up from the eastern horizon, casting shimmering reflections off the smooth ocean surface, my heart raced, and my mind swooped between the opportunity to search for the liquid fortune and Tyler. It was strange to have a man like him care for me so much, especially when we were so completely opposite.
Kangaroo Island appeared as a tiny speck in the distance, and as I ran through everything I needed to complete this dive in the fastest time possible, I scanned the horizon behind me.
My heart sank. A boat was carving through the water, heading toward me at such a speed that I knew it was Kane.
I willed Devil’s Fortune to go faster, but I already had the engines at maximum speed. That boat was going to catch up to me just as I reached my destination.
“Son of a bitch.” I clenched my fists.
The one thing I was trying to avoid was diving down to Siren’s Lure with Kane Devlin.
Now I didn’t have a choice.
Provided I wasn’t arrested again before I even got my scuba gear on.
Raising the binoculars, I peered at the oncoming boat. The vessel was fast and looked like one of Ryder’s Border Force boats. I searched for Kane behind the wheel.
There you are, you bastard.
My breath punched out of me. Beside Kane was Tyler.
Oh shit. Is Tyler coming to arrest me?
CHAPTER 31
