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"Please, señorita, we have no where else to go My friend here has been very ill and was just released froo Her heart cannot handle the stress" Nicolò added when theto turn them away

Noas theback and forth between the water for the nonexistent airplane and the two of theht here by an aéroplane ? And you said the ht you here took your money? ButI do not understand Who are you? Are you are related to the Beringer family?"

"Who?"

The er fauest? They are expecting you?"

Flushing with e that she was the victihtme to a place called Storm Haven Island -"

"¡ Dios er "He was an older hispanicAlannah look of confusion, she cursed under her breath "That - that good for nothing criminal! He has done this before! Taken theturistas and flown them only Dios knohere!" the stout er, it is she that will decide what is to be done with the two of you Cos there" She said pointing to an area just inside the entrance "There are no thieves around here!"

She led the two of thehts of stairs, until they came at last to a door that was partially open that led to a study Alannah looked around the roorand bookshelves filled with books The room reminded her of her Fathers' study, the dark wood bookcases, dark furniture, brightly lit roo behind an enorant woman as absorbed with an assort each object beneath the lense of a microscope, or so it appeared "Yes, Maria," she said without even looking up

"I beg your pardon, Señora Beringer, but Matias Bechtel has stranded and robbed yet another unsuspecting turista and left therihtened in her chair, titling her neck side to side, in a stretching motion, as she looked up at Alannah she at that tily look "Oh, there are two of you, hat are your names?"