She knew enough English to understand the lady officer’s words all too well. Danilo had been kidnapped, and it was her fault he had been taken.I’m the one they wanted.Fear clenched her stomach. Pablo had found her again. First he’d killed Lupe, then burned down Isabel’s house. Now he’d stolen away the little brother God had given her.If she could only undo that silly game last night. Danilo didn’t know how to get away from Pablo.She was going to have to show him.Just then Isabel looked around and smiled. Come here.Mercedes obeyed, climbing onto the sofa between the two women. She let Isabel take the sketch pad and flip through it with Officer Beatty. She had more important things to think about than pictures right now, so she jumped when Isabel squeezed her knee, just hard enough to get her attention.Isabel was pointing to a portrait Mercedes had drawn last night. Who is this?Mercedes shrugged.Eli parked in front of the ruins of Isabel’s house and sat there looking at it.
