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Another long pause stretched uncomfortably “See to it that you stay that way Otherwise, ”

Saot the last of the glass off her side and joined hilanced at the white starburst where the rock had hit the windshield and closed his eyes

“Will do, Selma”

CHAPTER 34

They returned to find that the hotel now had the air of a fortified cauards brandished their clubs nervously, as the attendant raised the gate, watching the road, which was eency vehicles To their surprise, a new tablet had already been delivered to their roo on the bed Saed frolass-dusted clothes while Sam busied himself online

“So nohat? Do we have lunch or risk our lives going out to the boat to see what Leonid’s up to?” Remi asked

“I’d say lunch is a safer bet Pretty sure that Leonid can supervise the dive without us, don’t you think?”

“No question,” she said, joining hi at?”

“I was browsing the web to see if there were any reports of rebel activity before the aid workers’ kidnapping But, no, it’s a new development”

“What can we conclude from that?”

“That it just started since we arrived Ti”

“Right But wouldn’t you think if this was a popular uprising, so? Sounds fishy to me” Sam sat back and stared out at the water “There’s a lot ofdeal, sure But the petroleu many billions, potentially” Saht We’ve got other fish to fry Sunken cities Hidden treasure”

“Grilled o chutney,” she said, then tiptoed and kissed hi me?”

“All part of my evil plan to bend you to my will”

Service was slow, and by the time they’d finished lunch it o o’clock After a brief chat with the ’s unrest appeared to be over they should still be careful, they returned to the Toyota and made their way to Island Dreams