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“Will you take us to them?” Amara asked

Chapter Thirty Five

“YES, I WILL TAKE YOU,” Gabriela said “But remember that Frederik has painted a terrible picture of you All of us at the villa were eager to believe everything he said I reasoned itawful, to cause him to return home so unexpectedly My parents think the same, I am sure And I will have to tell them of their son’s death They will be …they will be heart-broken Perhaps to ould be better Until —”

“I can’t,” A He’s my son Please”

“Please,” Quint repeated

Aed, as it had been the day she met with him at the Forsythia More andh, Quint had been propping hied inside and out from the crash and his ordeal afterwards

She cleaved to hi both her arms around him

Gabriela watched the stock perhaps “I don’t knoill tell them about Federico He is — was their only son I fear for us all”

“We understand,” Aive me I feel for myself and Quint more And for Hampton, most of all Your brother nearly destroyed our lives, and for all I know, has destroyed them I have to know I have to kno”

Gabriela blinked and then nodded once with conviction “Yes You are right It is the baby I should be putting first The Orlandos owe you o to my parents noill make them understand where our duty lies”

Ao”

“And quickly,” Quint added “Before the police arrive I have to think they’ve been contacted by now No way in hell I’ated about what Frederik did before I find my son”

“They will be slow in answering calls with the celebrations going on around the city,” Gabriela said

“Good, then we should be able to get down the cliff before they can stop us,” Quint said

The toreed, and they headed to the car Amara and Quint had driven to the site Destination: the Orlando estate