“What are you doing? Leave him,” she said.
“I can’t let him drown,” Theo said.
After they got Maurice’s unconscious body back on dry land, they took off on foot, running along the pedestrian path that crossed over the roadway toward the sea.
“Don’t stop,” Theo said.
The adrenaline must have kicked in because her legs weren’t tired, even though it was hard work keeping up with Theo’s long limbs. They were at least two hundred feet in front of Louis, but she remembered how fast he was, so she didn’t allow herself to let off the gas for even an instant. Sweat dripped down her face, but she didn’t care. There wasn’t time to worry about wiping it away.
They made their way across the bridge over to a marina, and Theo pointed.
“There!”
A man was at the end of the dock, untying a speedboat.She wasn’t sure what the plan was, but she kept running toward the boat.
“Get in, get in!” Theo shouted at her as he swiped past the man and took the keys straight out of his hand.
The man started screaming as Theo launched off into the boat, which had the effect of pushing it away from the dock.
“Συγγν?μη!” Theo said, placing his hands together in an apology and starting the boat just as Louis made his way down the pier. But he was too late. The engine roared to life, and Theo pushed the throttle all the way forward.
And only once they were out of the marina and into the harbor did Dani finally take a breath.
Chapter
Nineteen
Theo
“How did they find us?”Dani asked after Theo slowed down the boat.
He meandered along a wharf, looking for a spot to ditch it.
“I have no idea. Maybe they saw us at the Acropolis Museum and followed us here?” Theo said.
“But it’s been hours. Why would they have waited so long?”
Good question.
“Maybe they wanted to see if we found anything.”
It was the only explanation he could come up with. Otherwise, howdidthey find them?
Finally, Theo found a slip, far on the outskirts of the marina so hopefully no one would notice the boat for a while. The last thing he needed was to get arrested for theft. He maneuvered the boat into the spot and then cut the engine. But before they got out, he searched the compartments for the owner’s contact information.
“What are you looking for?” Dani asked.
He found the registration and copied the name and address. “So I can send an apology and directions to their boat,” Theo said, tucking the information in his bag. “Come on, let’s go.”
They left the port and started walking in silence. Tired. Beat. Wet. Good thing Andreas had given them Christos’s address. Hopefully they could catch a cab that would take them there and then Christos could pay. It was the only option they had, at the moment.
He spotted a cab from down the street, and Theo put up his hand to wave him over, but Dani immediately grabbed it and pulled it down.
“What are you doing?” Dani asked.
“We need a cab so we can get back to Christos’s,” he said.
“No, weneedto go home. We’re not safe here,” she said, worry all over her face.
