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Beth clapped her hands and pointed at the door “We don’t have much time before the coffee seeps into the canvas! Hurry! I want to save it asanywhere”

He nodded and dashed through the door, locking it behind him

Beth picked up the Picasso and let most of the coffee drain off as she set it aside She wasn’t too worried about the da to sacrifice the artwork if it saved her neck but also because she suspected the coffee would probably just run off the oil

She got down on her knees and frantically searched for Dolap’s phone She spotted it in the corner and snatched it up It was still unlocked, paused on the game

The icons at the top of the phone showed no bars for a cell signal She didn’t know if that meant the cave didn’t have cell service at all or just not in this part of the cavern, but, either way, she wasn’t going to be able to call for help There was, however, an icon for Wi-Fi service

She checked the contact list for the phone’s own nue to Raven’s address Beth had no idea how much time she had before Dolap came back, so she kept it short

Raven, this is Beth In a huge cavern but don’t knohere Track this cell number to find me

She added Dolap’s phone number to the end and hit SEND

As soon as the one, she went to the SENT folder and deleted the ain and put it back in the corner just as she heard footsteps pounding toward the door

Dolap yanked the door open and thrust a pile of towels in her ar the door behind him

While she patted the painting dry, he found his phone, looked at it briefly, and put it in his pocket He watched her with concern

“Well? Can you save it?”

“I think you were quick enough to salvage it”

He looked at her with a deadly serious expression “If you tell Tagaan about this, I wil

l kill you”