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He redoubled his efforts and within h He turned and looked down to where he could now looht Our chariot awaits”

“I don’t suppose you have any tips for the best way to scale this mound of debris?” Lazlo asked

“Carefully,” Sam shot back

“I’ll bear that in mind”

Remi came first and, not unexpectedly, made it to Sam’s position in just a fewthe trickle of sh the vines into the night

Lazlo took three ti in place every tiave way and tu like he’d run athe final effort to claap

Sa at least thirty degrees once he was in the jungle air A thin scythe ofthe area in a pale wash Saed her close, whispering in her ear as he held her

“That didn’t go exactly as planned”

She pulled away and held his gaze “But we’re out And Leonid could be lying in a crevice with a broken back” She glanced around the hillside “Tio Which way do you think the road is?”

Saht “That way I caught a glih the trees as I climbed out”

“Then let’s get going Vengeancekidnapped, tied up, threatened, and chased, I’m impatient for a little payback”

Sam nodded “Me too”

CHAPTER 47

Sydney, Australia

Jeffrey Grimes sat on the terrace of his lavish conte the sun sink into the southern ocean Smooth jazz pulsed fro pocket doors as he adht on the waves that stretched to South Head and the Hornsby Lighthouse in the distance He took a long pull on his Cuban Montecristo Gran Corona cigar and studied the glowing e it in a crystal ashtray and leaning back in his chair