Chapter 66

Hawa’s POV

I went down to join Ousmane, and he whistled when he saw me.

“You are breathtaking, baby.”

“Thank you,” I said, smiling.

“Shall we go?”

“Yes.”

I thanked Léa again and gave her money for her transport. After giving final instructions to Adama, who would stay while we were away, we set off.

We drove as far as the People’s Palace, then he took the ramp that ran along the sea and parked in a small port. I wondered what we were doing there at this hour; there were still quite a few people around.

“Where are we?”

“At the port of Boulbinet.”

He parked the vehicle, and we got out. I was more and more intrigued. Our luggage in one hand, he held me with the other, and we walked toward a group of men. He greeted them in Soussou, the main dialect spoken here in the capital, but unlucky for me, I didn’t understand it. He chatted with one of them for a while, and the latter, all smiles, turned on his heels and took my h