“So what now?” Mia repeated her earlier question, and Korum’s smile faded. He regarded her with an inscrutable gaze, and Mia shifted in her seat, growing increasingly nervous.
“So now,” Korum said quietly, “you will come with me while I help clean up this mess.”
Mia felt all blood drain from her face. “Come with you where?” Surely he couldn’t mean—
A small smile appeared on his lips. “To the same place you went while snooping this morning: Lenkarda, our settlement in Costa Rica.”
All of a sudden, there wasn’t enough air in the room for Mia to breathe properly, and the sandwich felt like a rock inside her stomach. What was he saying? He couldn’t still want her, not after everything...
“Why?” she managed to squeeze out, staring at him in horrified disbelief.
“Because, Mia, I want you w
