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He threw her over the rail

For athe water by the bag of ballast

Then she saw hi and throw it

The water seemed very cold and dark as it closed over her head

They were still a distance from Jack’s boat when Thor felt his heart stop

There was a splash, and a burst of silver as the ht the droplets of water that rose in the wake of the sound Another splash, another, then another

He swore, revving the ?

He was di As they closed in, he could see Jack at the helone

But as much as he wanted to kill Jack, Thor couldn’t spare a second He nearly capsized Jay’s boat, bringing it to such an abrupt halt, sending it spinning

He threw hi could she survive? She was a diver, in excellent condition, but how much time would that buy her?

Thor are that Blackhawk had followed hiht, barely illuhts from the boat

He was amazed, when, almost immediately, he caroped blindly for the rope holding the still fors toward the surface They were noforever

He broke the surface, gasping for air "Genevieve?"

But it wasn’t Genevieve It was Audrey, and she was blue and li desperately for breath He swa Audrey For a split second Thor hesitated, his heart sinking How oing to get Audrey--or her earthly remains--aboard an unanchored boat?

"Go!" Blackhawk roared

It was all he needed

She loved the water

She had loved it all her life

And, she thought, as she pitched doard, dragged by the heavy weight, she was going to die in it

She could see nothing The moon didn’t penetrate this deep Her wrists were bound behind her back, and she was also bound to the weight

They had hosts hadto get away

Would she even know or care once she was dead?

Would Thor kill the et away?

Jack was a serial killer He didn’t even know exactly how rave She still could hardly believe it

She continued working furiously at the rope binding her wrists How long could she hold her breath?

Fouras fourher hands free She could feel herself

At first he could see, but then darkness becaed deeper Desperation filled his heart and mind He hit the botto, seized hiht touch A hand…guiding hiht penetrating the water At first he thought it had been sent froht on Jay’s boat and aimed it into the water for him

But that touch…

He looked

And he could see her

She was blond Beautiful With huge blue eyes And she was leading him

He followed and there was Genevieve

She was alive She had freed her hands She was fighting desperately with the rope that tied her to the weight He shot forward, his own lungs burning, cut the rope and grabbed her by the shoulders, then kicked with all his power, shooting the Genevieve started to cough He took her in a life-saving hold and kicked hard for Jay’s boat, which had crashed into Jack’s

Gasping for breath, Genevieve ed a hoarse whisper "Audrey?"

"Blackhawk has her," he assured her He reached Jay’s boat and grabbed onto the small dive platform at the rear

It was then that Genevieve tried to screaed only a croak, but it warned hi him, one of his deadly oars in hand