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buttered it.
Micah was on his second piece of bread and the appetizer had been served by the time Gisele came in. The greeter showed her to the table, and Micah stood to give her a hug.
“Sorry I’m a little late,” Gisele said. “I stopped by to pick up the keys to my new place. I’d left them with the realtor while the painting was being done.”
“It’s ready?”
“Yes, it’s ready for move-in.” Gisele sat across from him, and ordered a cocktail when the waiter came by.
“Have you seen it since they painted?”
“No, but we can go by after we eat.” Gisele took a sip of water. “I haven’t had a chance to take you there to see it.” She hesitated. “I have to warn you, it’s very small. But it’s all I could afford.”
“It’s in a good location, though,” Micah said. “And fully furnished, right?”
“Yes, that’s a good thing. I spent all the cash my father left me just getting the place. I’ll need my savings to start my new business.” Gisele frowned. “Well…I guess that depends on how it goes with Yuri.”
The waiter brought her cocktail and Gisele took a few sips. “I see you’re hungry.”
Micah nodded, then stuffed another prawn in his mouth and wiped his fingers on a napkin. When he’d mostly chewed, he said, “How is your mother?”
“I hardly know where to begin,” Gisele said. “Physically, she was okay, as far as I could tell. Emotionally, I have no idea. I was only with her for an hour, and most of the time we talked about the current situation.”
“I’m sure she was relieved to see you.”
“Oh yes, very much.” Tears welled in Gisele’s eyes. “I have to get her out of there.” Then her phone vibrated on the table, so she picked it up. Glancing at the screen, she mouthed, “It’s my brother.”
“Alek, what’s up?” For a beat Gisele didn’t say any more. “Sure, okay. Yeah, he’s right here.” She handed the phone across the table. “He wants to speak to you.”
Micah took the phone, praying this was what he hoped. “Hi, Alek.”
“Micah, I don’t have much time here. I’m not at home and I’m calling from a safe phone. I told Gisele I’d help her if I could. I’m really sticking my neck out. If Yuri knew I was calling he’d… Well, that doesn’t matter.”
“You have something to tell me?”
“I was with Gisele today, so I know where her mother is being held.”
Micah’s pulse raced. This could be it, the information he needed.
“I’m going to tell you all I know, but then you’ll have to take it from there,” Alek said.
“You got it.” Micah listened while Alek rattled off the location and as much as he’d gleaned about the surroundings. “Thank you, Alek. I didn’t hear it from you.”
After hanging up, Micah relayed the details of the conversation to Gisele. “That was exactly what I needed to know,” he said. “Your brother just made it possible for me to rescue Catarina.”
“I can’t believe it,” Gisele said. “She’s at a property nearby? I flew for hours to get to her.”
“I’m sure the pilot made a wide circle, taking a while to get there, so you wouldn’t know where he landed.”
“And I was blindfolded until I got inside a room, where I couldn’t see outside.”
“There you go, then. That was all so you wouldn’t know where Catarina is.” Micah took a gulp of tea. “This is good. No one will have a clue that we can find her. Such a thing won’t enter their minds, which gives me an opportunity to get her out of there before they wise up.”
Gisele’s eyes widened. “All these years, my mother was here in Nevada, in the foothills west of Vegas?” She shook her head. “It’s like hiding in plain sight. Only the locals know much about that area.”
“Alek said he guessed it was about five acres or so—plenty of space to lower the possibility of discovery.”
“It’s sparse out there anyway,” Gisele said, then looked at Micah. “We can do it. You’ll be able to
Micah was on his second piece of bread and the appetizer had been served by the time Gisele came in. The greeter showed her to the table, and Micah stood to give her a hug.
“Sorry I’m a little late,” Gisele said. “I stopped by to pick up the keys to my new place. I’d left them with the realtor while the painting was being done.”
“It’s ready?”
“Yes, it’s ready for move-in.” Gisele sat across from him, and ordered a cocktail when the waiter came by.
“Have you seen it since they painted?”
“No, but we can go by after we eat.” Gisele took a sip of water. “I haven’t had a chance to take you there to see it.” She hesitated. “I have to warn you, it’s very small. But it’s all I could afford.”
“It’s in a good location, though,” Micah said. “And fully furnished, right?”
“Yes, that’s a good thing. I spent all the cash my father left me just getting the place. I’ll need my savings to start my new business.” Gisele frowned. “Well…I guess that depends on how it goes with Yuri.”
The waiter brought her cocktail and Gisele took a few sips. “I see you’re hungry.”
Micah nodded, then stuffed another prawn in his mouth and wiped his fingers on a napkin. When he’d mostly chewed, he said, “How is your mother?”
“I hardly know where to begin,” Gisele said. “Physically, she was okay, as far as I could tell. Emotionally, I have no idea. I was only with her for an hour, and most of the time we talked about the current situation.”
“I’m sure she was relieved to see you.”
“Oh yes, very much.” Tears welled in Gisele’s eyes. “I have to get her out of there.” Then her phone vibrated on the table, so she picked it up. Glancing at the screen, she mouthed, “It’s my brother.”
“Alek, what’s up?” For a beat Gisele didn’t say any more. “Sure, okay. Yeah, he’s right here.” She handed the phone across the table. “He wants to speak to you.”
Micah took the phone, praying this was what he hoped. “Hi, Alek.”
“Micah, I don’t have much time here. I’m not at home and I’m calling from a safe phone. I told Gisele I’d help her if I could. I’m really sticking my neck out. If Yuri knew I was calling he’d… Well, that doesn’t matter.”
“You have something to tell me?”
“I was with Gisele today, so I know where her mother is being held.”
Micah’s pulse raced. This could be it, the information he needed.
“I’m going to tell you all I know, but then you’ll have to take it from there,” Alek said.
“You got it.” Micah listened while Alek rattled off the location and as much as he’d gleaned about the surroundings. “Thank you, Alek. I didn’t hear it from you.”
After hanging up, Micah relayed the details of the conversation to Gisele. “That was exactly what I needed to know,” he said. “Your brother just made it possible for me to rescue Catarina.”
“I can’t believe it,” Gisele said. “She’s at a property nearby? I flew for hours to get to her.”
“I’m sure the pilot made a wide circle, taking a while to get there, so you wouldn’t know where he landed.”
“And I was blindfolded until I got inside a room, where I couldn’t see outside.”
“There you go, then. That was all so you wouldn’t know where Catarina is.” Micah took a gulp of tea. “This is good. No one will have a clue that we can find her. Such a thing won’t enter their minds, which gives me an opportunity to get her out of there before they wise up.”
Gisele’s eyes widened. “All these years, my mother was here in Nevada, in the foothills west of Vegas?” She shook her head. “It’s like hiding in plain sight. Only the locals know much about that area.”
“Alek said he guessed it was about five acres or so—plenty of space to lower the possibility of discovery.”
“It’s sparse out there anyway,” Gisele said, then looked at Micah. “We can do it. You’ll be able to
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