Chapter Thirty-One
‘I’m not blackmailing you,’ Birute told Jay.
‘It sure sounds like it.’
‘I want a good relationship between us. And you’re cute, which helps.’ Her focus drifted back to the crowd. ‘Who were you chasing into the night?’
‘I never caught up to them, so I dunno. But they stole my bag with all my kit in it,’ he lied. He needed a good reason to ditch border patrol and chase her through Lithuania. He hoped she bought it.
‘That’s a shame, I was hoping you’d know more,’ Birute said. ‘The person you were chasing is of interest to me because she works for a person of even greater interest.’
‘Don’t suppose you know who that is?’ Jay asked.
She smiled. ‘I’m happy to exchange information, if we choose that path.’
‘No team,’ Jay said. ‘I choose the path alone.’
If he was going
