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Tanya yelped like a frightened pup, and jumped to her feet "But how could that happen?" she said, her eyes ith disbelief "Escaped? What kind of security would let a half-drugged man escape?"

"Miss Caldwell, please! Calm yourself"

"Calm myself? How could anybody let Charles escape? He attacked one person, he kidnapped me, he tried to kill me…" Her voice choked on tears, she turned away from the attaché, her hands clenched into fists

"Yes, ma'am, I a the situation" The attaché took a deep breath "He approved estion that we charter a private plane to return you to Vermeil"

"A private plane?" Paul asked "You are aware that it's a ten-hour flight, and that's with a commercial aircraft-"

"Here is the name of an excellent company, the Amado Company We use it all the time" He handed a business card to Paul "They have a fine reputation, superior They have a new fleet of planes, both props and jets You'll need to refuel only once or twice-"

"It's crazy!" Tanya said Hysteria skirted the edges of her voice "You're all crazy! First you let Charles escape, now you want to charter a small plane to fly across an entire continent…" Tears filled her eyes, though she forced herself not to cry Again, Paul placed his hand on her shoulder

"Let me check on this idea of a charter-if the trip's feasible, if the company really is reliable, all of the above Then I'll contact Invicta headquarters entle squeeze

"These things happen," the attaché said with a shrug "Please remember that Mr Charles Aldrin has a nuent, as well And, from what I know, an excellent one Those of us who have worked abroad for the last fifteen years kno canny he can be"

Monday , Tanya sat beside Paul aboard a brand new Piper Cherokee Their flight houn Tanya, too tired and upset by the situation, took her escape in sleep; for ht, she dozed

Above the Amazonian forest, near Ble The plane had to be refueled It also needed sowill it take?" Paul asked

The pilot shrugged "An hour? Maybe two, at the most?"