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And thenI have always loved the Caribbean in winter"

"The Caribbean?"

"Islands, entle breezes And warmth Andno Alliance," he told her "It’s tie police, will figure out soon enough that I’ave her a broad sht be a while, because it will take thehed, the sound husky, and in her throat

"Don’t you think it’s time, then, as well, to take the offensive?" He stroked the flesh on her throat "Perhaps "

"Perhaps?"

"Yes, then, if you wish If you wishwhen the shadows of night have fallen, fallen really deeply" She smiled She allowed his kiss The fires burned, the passion between the with it

"What about the other one?" she inquired "The-- outsider"

He was silent She heard his jaorking "He is part of this, don’t you understand? Dogging every step, ruining your re-entry to this world He is the enemy and that is part of why the DeVants must not die too quickly"

"You knew hiled, before" He was bitterly silent for a longat the flames "Oh, yes, I knew him And he should have died then Just as the old man should have died But they will die noillof this man," she said "Other than the fact that hehe wounded me, when I was determined on entry to the DeVant house"

"He will die a worse death, for what he has done"

"He will not die easily," she said, reflecting on her encounter with the et--I knohat he is And I kno to kill what he is--so actually, when I choose, yes, he will die easily enough This time I a sound They stared at one another, and then Louisa laughed

"Dinner is growing restless, I’m afraid," she said

She stood in all her beauty before the fire, and reached her hand to hiht?"

"Casual, I think," he said

For a ether in an ereed "I confess, childish though it h she ran in his wake, Brent was down the stairs long before Tara And when she careat hall and entry, he was nowhere to be seen

Jacques, however, was there, standing at the open door

Javet had co her arnantly at the police officer "What--"

"I have all the necessary papers, Miss Adair And I am not here alone I have six patrolround "You are not co in You have been fooled, Inspector, and this is not where you should be looking! Your man froo question hi about?" Javet demanded

"Inspector Trusseau isn’t who he has said that he is He--he works atcompany

He’s not even a salesoing on He is so his head He looked at Jacques again "You’re going to have to start talking, Monsieur DeVant"

"Javet, if I told you what I know, you wouldn’t believeabout this Inspector Trusseau, but if hter says that he is not who he claims to be, then he is not"

"This is rubbish He ca in the village, I’d have seen hiecoravation "He is an iainst monsters," Jacques said, and hesitated "Monstersue upon us! Knew about the rily

"Not exactly," Jacques said "There is nothing I can tell you that you would believe"