Chapter 28

After a fitful night at the airport hotel in Miami, Julie sat on the edge of the bed in her underwear. She had called Luz, who had told her everything was cool with Sol. Julie had explained that she needed to go to the Keys, and that she’d be staying with David. However, as a precaution, she had instructed Luz to tell anyone that called that she was in Chicago at a conference.

She had also asked her to look up something.

Luz called back a couple minutes later. She had pulled up the Island World Realty listing Julie had requested. The agent’s name was Frank Martino. Julie had already called and made a morning appointment with the man, saying simply that she “wanted to talk about an island”.

Now she sat there, literally on edge, her cell phone in her left hand, her chin in her right and her bare feet drumming away on the carpet.

I need him. I really do.

She took a calming breath and keyed in the number. It rang.

Once.

Twice.

“Hello?”

“Joe? It’s Julie. I need your help.”

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