She came to me.
That realization reverberated deep within me. I was too scared to say much. I didn’t want to scare her off.
That cab driver…I’d recognized the look in his eyes. It was opportunity.
What I’d told Jordan was correct. A bribe wouldn’t have worked. I’d asked for his name. I’d asked if he knew my name. I’d asked if he knew the name of the hotel, the name of my family’s company, the name of my father. I’d waited once he answered every single question. It hadn’t taken long until he began to connect the dots. I could get to him—through his work, through his boss, through his home. I could get to him. That was the bottom line, so no real threat had been issued. It was just the knowledge that there could be a threat.
It was enough.
He had given me the USB cable along with the re
