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"She's quite i at the look of awe on Pitt's face

"I have to admit she's unlike any woman I've ever seen"

"Boudicca Dorsett, one of Arthur's three daughters She shows up unexpectedly several times a year on that fancy yacht of hers"

So this was the third sister, Pitt mused Perlmutter had described her as ruthless and as cold and hard as ice frolacier Now that he had laid eyes on Dorsett's third daughter, Pitt found it hard to believe Maeve had come out of the saher production from her slave laborers and count the take"

"Neither," said Broadanization I' the systems and personnel for any weaknesses"

"Dapper John Merchant will be particularly vigilant while she's probing for cracks in his security precautions," said Pitt "He'll take special pains to ensure his guards look alert to impress his boss"

"We'll have to be extra cautious," Broaduards on the dock, waiting to inspect the fishing boats "Look at that Six of them They never sent more than two on any other delivery The one with the e of the dock Name is Crutcher He's a mean one"

Pitt gave the guards a cursory glance to see if he recognized any that had gathered around the floatplane during his intrusion with Stokes The tide was out, and he had to stare up at therecognized by the guard he'd laid out in John Merchant's office Luckily, none looked familiar

They carried their weapons slung over one shoulder, eneral direction of the Indian fishermen It was all for show and intimidation, Pitt quickly perceived They weren't about to shoot anyone in front of observing seaant young man of no e of the dock as Broads Broaduard's combat boots

"Hi there, friend How about tying us up?"

The cold-faced guard kicked the rope off the dock back onto the boat "Tie up yourself," he snapped

A dropout froht the line He scraainst Crutcher as he looped the line around a small bollard

Crutcher lashed out with his boot and kicked Pitt upright, then grabbed hi fish head, mind your manners"

Broadmoor froze It was a trick The Haida were a quiet people, not prone to quick anger He thought with fearful certainty that Pitt would shake hiuard

But Pitt didn't bite He relaxed his body, rubbed a hand over a blosso bruise on his buttocks and stared at Crutcher with an unfatho cap as if in respect, revealing a ht He shrugged with a careless show of deference