10
"He wanted us to keep working down here, but there's no point," I said. "He's not coming back." We'd spent the rest of the night clearing away the broken glass and boarding up the window. As soon as it was light, we ate breakfast and returned to the summer house. Blake had wanted me to get some more sleep, but I couldn't. I was wide awake and too shaken.
"You have to believe he'll return," he said, rubbing the back of my neck. "He'll talk Skull around. He's persuasive like that."
"Skull won't let him go so soon after getting him back."
"He can't keep him forever."
"But he can threaten to harm people Robbie cares about if he doesn't stay."
Blake kissed my forehead. "Why not take the day off? Go get a massage or walk along the beach. It's a nice day."
I shook my head. "I don't want
