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"Odd that they all have such a murderous dislike for the onlyand decent"

"When I escaped the island, where my sisters and I were kept virtual prisoners after Mother died, Daddy could not accept h university without tapping the Dorsett fortune angered hinant, instead of opting for an abortion I decided to go the whole ninetwins I refused to marry the boy, so Daddy and my sisters severed all my ties to the Dorsett eally changed randmother and went on with my life, happy to be free of a dysfunctional family"

She had been racked by wicked forces over which she had no control, and Pitt pitied her while respecting her fortitude Maeve was a loving wouileless blue eyes of a child

He swore to himself that he would move heaven and earth to save her

He started to say soht of the seething crest of a huge wave bearing down on theiant swell appeared to break across his entire field of vision A cold dread gripped the nape of his neck as he saw three si behind the first

He gave a warning shout to Giordino and flung Maeve to the floor The swell curled down on top of the boat, inundating it with foa down the starboard quarter as it struck The opposite side was flung into the air, and the boat twisted sideways as it fell into a deep trough, broadside to the next wall of water

The second wave rose and touched the stars before surging over theht train

The boat plunged under the black teed Overwhel alive was to grip a buoyancy tube as tightly as possible in a replay of the earlier typhoon To be cast overboard was to stay overboard Any legiti the sharks over drowning

The little boat had soled to the surface when the final taves struck it violently in succession They wrenched it around in a writhing inferno of raging water The helpless passengers were pluain Then they were sliding down the smooth back of the final wave, and the sea went as cal had happened The tuht,

"Another precision display of the sea's terip around the console "What did we do to make her so mad?"

r />Pitt i position "Are you all right?"

She coughed for several seconds before gasping, "I expectI'll live What in God's name hit us?"

"I suspect a seismic disturbance on the sea bottonitude to set off a series of rogue waves"

Maeve wiped the wet strands of blond hair out of her eyes "Thankfully, the boat didn't capsize and none of us was thrown out"

"How's the rudder?" Pitt asked Giordino