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"What odd smell?" Beatrice and Dez asked at the saotten they were there

"The dead girls all smelled… sour Not like a normal human at all Their blood smelled fermented"

"H "That fits hat Brigid has discovered about the smell of Elixir, too"

"The smell?" Natalie asked

Beatrice said, "It has a distinctive sranates--"

"Yes, that’s what it was" His heart pounded "Poranates"

Beatrice and Giovanni exchanged a look "Well, it’s definitely Elixir then We’d better call Dublin"

"Already have," piped up a voice froether a puzzle that was laid out on a low table "I sent the plane last night"

Giovanni said, "You just sent ed "I sent a note"

He saw the Italian smother a smile "You knoe could have just used the telephone, Tenzin"

Tenzin frowned "Where’s the fun in that? I’d rather see Brigid"

Baojia turned to Natalie, whose eyes were beginning to droop froet so up tomorrow"

She forced out a wobbly smile "Goody"

It was only an hour before dawn, and Baojia was paging through the notes Natalie had left out on the library table The pieces were finally for a clearer picture, but he still had no idea what theirdeafore dawn, plan of action needed to be And there were still too ame? Did the cartel in Mexico City kno many humans had been infected? Baojia had been the head of Ernesto Alvarez’s security and even he hadn’t known the details of this drug Did Ivan? Was Ivan taking it?

He felt the presence at the door and a smoky smell filled the air

"Hello," Giovanni said "She’s very sly so, at tiht to her physical safety"

"Your relationship--"

"Is private," he said quietly "I’m sure you understand"

Giovanni nodded "I do" He walked over and sat at the other end of the table "Does she knohat it all is?"