19“Leave me alone.” I tried to shake her off. Her grip was too firm. “I don’t have time.”
“I want an explanation.”
“Give me a name in the Department. When I reach DC, I’ll turn myself in.”
“Oh, right,” she said. “Like I should believe you.”
“I don’t care if you do. After I do some business in Europe, I’ll go to Washington. No way are you keeping me in Poland.”
She gave me her cool gaze and released my arm. “Maybe it suits me better if you don’t stay. But you talk to me first. In private.”
I couldn’t allow our encounter to grow more dramatic. Too many witnesses had arrived. Perhaps including one eager to sell anything overheard to the highest bidder.
I told the travel clerk I’d be back. I steered Bella into the women’s room. The stench of overly sweet deodorizer was so strong I wante
