Chapter 29: Chapter 29

"She is lying," Safina said, placing a glass of iced tea in front of Shea.

John Reston had called a halt to all work until they could get this mess straightened out. Lorena Castillo had waved a marriage license under their noses and everything had shut down. Shea had hightailed it for the hacienda in the golf cart, barely making it into the kitchen to give Safina a bare outline before she heard the Mercedes pull up in front.

High heels tapped on the terra cotta tiles as Lorena Castillo made her way to the kitchen. The look she gave Shea was a mixture of disgust and hate.

"What are you doing in this house?"

"Getting ready to leave. Don't worry."

"Please don't tell me you've been staying here," she spat. "I consider that an outrage."

Shea counted to ten before she spoke. "I have a question for you. If you're really Cruz's wife, where have you been all this time? Not anywhere around where people could see you."