I didn’t want any of it.”

“Where’s the money now?”

“I have seven thousand left in cash in my bag,” he gasped.

“I’ll give back every penny the second I get off this boat.

Just tell the police it was a mistake so they don’t arrest me when we dock.”

“Come inside,” I said, turning back toward the porch.

“Call me back on a landline.”

“I can’t, she’s watching me,” Derek said, his breath catching.