Chapter EighteenACACIA WASN’T FOOLISH; she knew she was taking a risk.
On the way to the airport, she texted Nicholas’s name and alias to Kate, along with a short explanation about KLH and Madame Bishop. Acacia also forwarded Luc’s number, asking Kate to alert him if for some reason she didn’t maintain contact.
Kate responded immediately:
Okay. Be careful.
No sooner had Acacia read Kate’s text when another text arrived, from Luc:
Where are you?
Acacia sat back in her seat. Obviously, whoever was supposed to be protecting her that morning at the hotel had checked in with Luc, saying he’d lost her. Although she was confident Luc wouldn’t hurt her, she didn’t trust his colleagues.
She ignored the text.
A few minutes later, when Luc called, she let the call go to voicemail.
Acacia was
