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Chapters (49)
  1. Also by
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Epigraph
  5. CHAPTER ONE
  6. CHAPTER TWO
  7. CHAPTER THREE
  8. CHAPTER FOUR
  9. CHAPTER FIVE
  10. CHAPTER SIX
  11. CHAPTER SEVEN
  12. CHAPTER EIGHT
  13. CHAPTER NINE
  14. CHAPTER TEN
  15. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  16. CHAPTER TWELVE
  17. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  18. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  19. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  20. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  21. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  22. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  23. CHAPTER NINETEEN
  24. CHAPTER TWENTY
  25. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
  26. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
  33. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
  34. CHAPTER THIRTY
  35. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
  36. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
  37. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
  38. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
  39. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
  40. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
  41. CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
  42. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
  43. CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
  44. CHAPTER FORTY
  45. CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
  46. CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
  47. CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
  48. EPILOGUE
  49. Teaser chapter

“Mierda!” he swore, stumbling backward into the wall again. He looked over at his friend, who was still going fist to fist with Gage. “Vamos, hombre! Ahora!”

He opened the door and raced out, quickly followed by the bigger man, whose nose was bleeding, leaving a trail of red down the front of his short white waiter’s jacket.

Shaking all over, Abby leaned against the table for support. Then Gage was there, pulling her into his arms, holding her tight against him.

“Are you okay?” he asked, his muscles still vibrating with tension. “Did they hurt you?”

Abby swallowed. “I-I’m okay. You got here just in time.”

Gage nodded with relief, but a muscle knotted in his jaw.

The warmth of his body erased the last of her fear. Her eyes were still a little glassy, and her jaw ached, a dark bruise forming where the man had hit her.

She looked up at Gage. “You know, this treasure hunting business can be a real pain.”

Gage’s worried blue eyes shot to her battered face. Abby blew out a breath that fluttered the fringe of bangs on her forehead. She grinned.

Gage laughed and finally let her go. His humor slowly faded. When he looked at her again, a slow-burning anger darkened his features. “This is exactly the reason I didn’t want you coming down here. God knows what would have happened if I’d gotten here a few minutes later.”

Abby’s own temper surfaced. “Well, you didn’t, and I’m okay. We knew something like this could happen. We’ll just have to be more careful.”

Gage’s jaw tightened. “You can count on that,” he said.

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

THE TWO-HOUR FLIGHT TO MÉRIDA GOT THEM THERE AT FIVE P.M. Mateo was waiting for them in front of the terminal in an olive drab Humvee that looked like something out of a war zone.

Gage walked over and shook his friend’s hand, then gripped his shoulder. “Good to see you, my friend.”

“You, too, amigo.” Strands of Mateo’s black hair, loose from the rawhide thong at the back of his neck, blew across his face. He smiled warmly at Abby. “Welcome to Meh-he-co,” he said, using the soft Spanish pronunciation as he reached over to grab the handle of her carry-on.

Abby went up on her toes and kissed his lean cheek. “It’s good to see you again, Mateo. Thank you so much for coming.”

He just smiled and returned his attention to Gage. “Everything is set. Your brother waits at the hacienda.”

Gage nodded. “Good. We’ve already had some trouble.” He tried not to think what might have happened to Abby if he hadn’t gone straight back to the hotel. Clearly, their pursuers knew about the treasure and believed she had the information they needed to find it.