It rang a few times, then went to voicemail. I left a message, then sent him a text and told him it was urgent.
To my surprise, he called me back a few moments later.
"Thanks for returning my call. We just spoke with Caleb. He said you saw Riley in Miami today."
"Yeah, she was at the Harbor Kitchen with some dude.”
"Are you sure about that?”
"Dude, it was her. She’s kind of hard to mistake.”
"Did you talk to her?”
"No. Like I said, she was with some guy. I didn't know him.”
“Are you absolutely sure?”
“100% positive, bro.”
"That doesn't line up with other eyewitness accounts.”
"I don't know what to tell you. All I know is what I saw.”
I thanked him for the info and said we might be in touch later.
After I hung up, Jack said in a sarcastic voice, “Well, that clarifies things.”
We headed back to theAvventurato get ready for the show at Vibe.
30
Sonic Temple was gone. It had been razed to the ground. The lot had been cleared, and now it was just a big empty plot on the strip. Harvey still hadn't given me an answer about whether he wanted to sell it or not. There was a lot of history and emotion tied up in it. Sonic Temple had been the premier venue for live acts on the island.
Vibe stepped up to take its place, though it didn't have quite the capacity or the sound system. Still, it wasn't a bad venue. It had its own brand of charm.
Security in a place like this was a nightmare. Especially with a bounty on our heads. We had metal detectors at the door and had beefed up personnel. I kept my head on a swivel for the entire show. Jack wasn't about to back down. No matter what, Wild Fury hit the stage as scheduled.
Jack had ditched the sling for the show. All things considered, he was in pretty good shape. He wasn't quite as active on stage as usual, but he put on a helluva show for the crowd. They soaked it up with their usual fervor.
Wild Fury pounded the audience with tried-and-true favorites. They were a few songs in when I saw Catalina step into the club alone.
I was watching the show from the back of the club to see how it looked and sounded. Catalina didn’t see me at first.
I kept my head on a swivel, looking for any of her associates, then weaved through the crowd. I caught up to Catalina and took her arm. “What are you doing here?”
“Can’t a girl take in a show?”
“I didn’t think this was your style.”
“I have broad and varied tastes. You’ve only just scratched the surface with me.”
I kept a wary eye on my surroundings. “I think someone wanted to kill us this afternoon but thought better of it.”
“I’m Diego Navarro’s daughter. Nobody is going to try anything while you’re with me.”
“Well, you should put in a good word with him for me.”
“I did. We don’t see eye to eye on the matter.”
