She blinked back tears, reached into a small clutch for a handkerchief, and dabbed her eyes. “Yes. I was upset when I saw you and was told I had to tell them everything I knew about you. I told them you were a governor’s wife, but I don’t think that helped.”
I would have thought it’d give me leverage, but not with these men.
“They plan to take you to the trade show, do you know that?” she asked in a hushed tone.
“Yes,” I said as I coughed.
She reached over, took out a bottled water from a hidden drawer, and handed it to me. I drank down almost all of it.
“How did you find out about it?” she asked.
“Dane and Elliott,” I said, and a pang went through my chest. They were being told I had left. Would they believe it or do anything rash?
She sighed heavily. “I thought so, but from what I
