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“I was worried about you,” he said smoothly. “Can we talk? It’s beautiful out here.” He gestured to the patio.
“For a minute,” she said, rolling her eyes and walking out to the patio. It was better with Lake to let him talk, and then she might have a chance of getting him out of here before Miles arrived. She focused on the ocean and quiet stretch of beach rather than look at him. “What do you need?”
“You.” She glanced at him and saw a flash of sun reflected off metal. He shoved a small pistol into her abdomen with his right hand, wrapping his left arm around her waist and yanking her close to his side. The cameras behind her would only see him cuddling her to his side.
“Lake!” she screamed, too stunned to feel terror. He had never shown any violent tendencies, only selfish ones.
“Don’t,” he warned. “I’ll shoot. I couldn’t care less at this point.”
“Lake, are you nuts?” She looked around for her security guard. She’d just told the camera it was fine. Should she scream? Would Lake really shoot her?
“Let’s walk, and don’t you dare scream or act off or I will shoot.” He shoved the gun harder.
Eva walked stiffly by his side as he directed her off the patio and into the sand, trying to edge away from the gun. Cold prickles stung her skin. He’d lost his mind.
“Lake, this isn’t like you. What’s going on? What do you need?”
“You ruined me,” he snarled at her.
“How did I ruin you?”
They plunged through the sand and into the chilly water. Her guards would come. Right? Miles? Was it even time for him to be there? If Miles came, would Lake shoot her before Miles could reach them?
“I haven’t gotten a role since you broke up with me,” Lake said. “Everybody adores you, and it’s all your fault that I’ve been blackballed.”
“My fault? You cheated on me.”
He angled her deeper into the water, his hand digging into her side as he held her close. She heard the high whine of a motor.
He shoved the gun harder into her ribs. She winced. “Jorge is going to pay me a load of money to bring you to him. I had no choice but to accept his offer since my acting career is washed up. I’m taking the cash and retiring on a beach somewhere.”
“Jorge?”
“He’s desperate for you and paying me much more than he would anyone else because I have the connection to get him out of prison.”
The motor approached and suddenly a WaveRunner plowed through the surf and into the shallower water in front of them. A teenage boy was driving it.
“Turn it around,” Lake demanded.
“Okay, sheesh.” The kid flipped it around and held it as the waves lifted the machine up and down. He looked at Eva in awe. “You’re Eva Chevron.”
“Help,” she begged.
“Shut up,” Lake yelled at her. He looked at the young man. “I paid you a load. Now keep your mouth shut and take off running.”
“Sorry, Eva.” The kid jumped into the surf and dashed off to the north.
Lake shoved Eva onto the machine in front of him, climbing on behind her. She didn’t know if he would shoot; she doubted Jorge would pay him for a dead Eva Chevron. She was dead either way if he got her out of here.
She heard shouts from behind her. Lake turned to look. She slugged him in the gut and threw herself to the right, trying to get off the machine.
“No!” Lake hollered. Her pinned her with his arms and gunned the WaveRunner into the ocean.
A large wave slapped the front, flinging the machine up and threatening to spill them off. Lake busted through the wave and sped away from the beach.
Eva screamed in horror and dug her fingernails into his arm, trying to pry her way past the steel bands of his arms.
She’d rather be dead than in Jorge’s or Lake’s power.
