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Unless, of course, he was good at that kind of thing

She looked at hi within theaunt; he looked like ato her He drew a finger to his lips

She’d be crazy to walk to him in the brush Alone

She winced She wondered if there was such a thing as instinct, and if her belief in the man was actually crazy After all, he was there

He hadn’t been killed

She turned, thinking she could grab Katie or so the coins Jaden was explaining howlike an electrode to clean such pieces, but they had always had good luck with certain che at the treasure thoughtfully or looking at Jaden

She hesitated and then took another step back, and another And when no one noticed herat that point, she turned and headed into the brush and the pines

She had unbuckled her dive knife earlier and shoved it into the pocket of her jeans, and she had her jeans on now…

Right Like a dive knife could save her against the maniac who had decapitated and dismembered two people!

She entered a tree-shaded trail, and felt as if a athered around her It did not; it was just that the sun wasn’t penetrating through the pines

"Carlos?" she said softly

He stepped out in front of her

"Jesus Cristo!" he said, and crossed hi for you I have tried so hard to reach you I need for you to understand"

There had been so much commotion over Vanessa’s discovery that they had finally broken to go about different tasks when Sean realized that he didn’t see Vanessa anywhere in the group He saw Katie laying towels over one of the support ropes for her tent to dry, and he hurried over to her "Katie! Where’s Vanessa?"

"What? Well, she was there with the rest of us, listening to Jaden, and then…"

Her voice trailed away and she stared at hi to screaged into the pine woods and brush, and he quickly looked around the encainal fil the barbecue Barry was showing Jay the fish he had caught that afternoon while they’d been diving--two snappers and a roup

"What’s wrong?" David asked

"Vanessa," Sean said

"I’ll help you search"

"No--I’ll find her Make sure that everyone else stays around here, David"

"Right If you’re not back in ten h, I’ll send Liam and Jamie after you"

Sean nodded and hurried back toward the pines There was a trail--srown, but it had been traveled recently

He ran down the trail, afraid to call her na He reminded himself that he was certain that the murders had not been committed by one person alone, that whoever had done it had to have had some assistance

And they were all back at the beach All of them except for Vanessa Lew Sanderson had been there as well, rinsing dive gear with Jah Carlos Roca

He was alive He had been in Key West He had followed them to Miami

And noas here On the island

And he had Vanessa

He drew out the 38 Special he had stuffed under his jacket and keptthe trail Visions of what ued the back of his mind

Vanessa Down on the sand, beautiful blond hair trailing out over it

Eyes open with horror…

He was about to scream out her nahout the island

He bit back the cry and hurried onward, then paused, listening

He heard conversation Hushed Two people Whispering To his right

He broke through the trees and brush then and burst upon the two of the with her ar hi