Chapter 26

Despite the rollercoaster of emotions she'd been experiencing, Ruby was feeling surprisingly optimistic when she finally set off on her sightseeing adventures around Willemstad. She'd called all the appropriate people, assured everyone that she was alive and well, and though her mom had been hysterical and the cruise line was threatening to slap her with some additional fees for the expenses they'd incurred when she went missing, she at least got assurances that the Navy wouldn't hunt her down and drag her back to America. This trip might completely drain her meager savings account, but as far as she was concerned, it was worth it.

She'd also alerted the local authorities in both the Turks and Caicos and the Dominican Republic about Cyrus Nash and his men, but she had no idea whether or not they'd be able to find them, let alone arrest them. Nash and his crew were obviously experienced criminals, and it was best to be on her guard.

Over the next few days after Leo's departure, she vi