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He glared at me. “You’re not serious, are ya?”
“About the creeps or getting out of here?”
“Me securing this stuff. I’m buggered.” He ran his hands through his hair.
“I am, too, Dad. But you heard the cops. Someone is watching this area, so we need to get out of here.”
“Since when do you listen to the cops?”
“Shut up, Dad. Get this stuff sorted. I’m getting us out of here.” As I marched, dripping wet, to the bridge, my thoughts drifted to Kingsley again. Officer Fancy Pants had no right to exist in my mind, yet he was there. His sexy voice. That weird dimple in his chin. His laugh that seemed to tickle my insides.
Damn him.
I triggered Rhino’s engines and pressed the buttons to pull up the four anchors. Ahead of the bow, the ocean was as black as ink. Normally, I didn’t need to see where we were going because I could use the stars, but it was like the world had been swallowed by a giant sea monster. Tonight, I would have to rely on my instruments.
My mind pitched from whether the Penfolds bottles survived the sinking of the Siren’s Lure, to whether or not Kane Fucking Devlin beat us to the fortune, to how much money we could get for the items we looted from Chui’s yacht, and finally, it settled back on Kingsley.
What was it about him that captured my interest?
He was great to look at, but I’d been around my share of men like that.
Maybe it was his confidence. Most men didn’t know how to handle me, and that was the way I liked it. Kingsley, however, stood on his own ground.
Stop it, Indiana. He’s gone, and there is no fucking chance he’ll pop up again.
Fatigue seeped into my bones, and the adrenaline high from the day was waning, leaving me raw and spent. I was struggling to keep my eyes open, but I had to keep going.
Dad strolled onto the bridge.
“Huh, I thought you’d be passed out by now,” I said.
He plonked a mug down on the counter. “Made you tea.”
Frowning, I darted my gaze between the steaming cup and Dad. He never made me tea. Mostly because he was usually passed out or asleep.
“Thanks,” I said with the confusion it deserved.
“You were right to trust Kingsley,” he said.
I did a double-take.
“Don’t give me that look.” He waggled his head. “I mean about getting away from that place.”
“I didn’t do it because of him, Dad. I did it for us. I’m sick of having our loot snatched off us.”
A frown corrugated his forehead. “And I’m sorry about what happened with Kane Devlin.”
I studied my father. He never apologized for anything.
“Are you okay?” I asked.
“Yeah, why?”
“Who are you, and what did you do with my real father?” I chuckled.
He huffed. “I shouldn’t have told him about Siren’s Lure.”
“Do you think he found our wreck?”
