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“The others?”

“One of them is a killer and a traitor We leave them down here We have to put some distance between us It’s the only way to secure you”

Kate followed David through the tunnel

The catacoes Martin had led her through below Marbella In fact, the sreat deal of Marbella: both of them had Muslim and Christian influences and deserted Mediterranean stone streets

Kate felt as though a memory were just out of reach—the conclusion of her old life, the balance of the truth of what had happened at Gibraltar Yet she felt like if she allowed it to come in, the last of her would flow out And she would lose David To her, the reatest eneht: a killer lurked in one of the other tunnels

CHAPTER 85

CDC

Atlanta, Georgia

Dr Paul Brenner slowly opened the door to his nephew’s private hospital room

The boy lay still Panic ran through Paul

A second passed, and Matthew’s chest rose slightly

A breath

Paul gently pulled the door closed

“Uncle Paul!” Matthew called as he rolled over and coughed

“Hey, Matt I was just checking on you”

“Where’s Mom?”

“Your ”

“When can I see her?”

Paul froze, not sure what to say “Soon,” he mumbled absently

Matthew sat up and broke into another fit of coughing, spraying tiny specks of blood onto his hand

Paul stared at the droplets of blood that slowly began to flow across the boy’s hand, coalescing into small ravines of red

Matthew eyed it, then wiped his hand on his shirt

Paul grabbed his aret a nurse” He rose and fled the room He heard Matthew call to hi quickly He couldn’t watch, couldn’t stay in the rooht

He wanted to go to his office, lock the door, and wait until the whole thing, the whole world was over

His assistant rose at the sight of hie—”

He waved his hand at her as he quickly paced past “No es, Clara”

“It’s froanization,” she said She held up two pieces of paper “And another froence”

Paul snatched the pages out of her hand and read theain He turned and stues What does it mean?

He closed the door and quickly dialed Kate Warner The sat phone didn’t ring Straight to voicemail Was it off? Out of reception?