Chapter 35
Carlos pleaded with us not to file a report with the authorities. “Please, my friends,” he begged, his normally ruddy complexion almost gray. “My son is gone, and the men who were with him are all dead—”
“And won’t be missed,” I murmured. It might have come across as vindictive, but dammit, their actions had pulled me away from my lover.
“—except for Cristovao.”
“That’s so, and who knows where that bastard has gotten to,” da Rosa snapped. He was still annoyed he’d been taken in by the man.
“If you report the incident, we will all be held up in Manaus, possibly for months.”
“This is true,” the captain had to concede. “I have a number of…um…fishing trips booked, and frankly, I can’t afford to lose the revenue they’ll provide.”
I blinked. Once again he didn’t sound like an u
