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“It’s meDr Trout!”

“DoctorWhat are you doing here?”

“I followed you”

Galanced back toward the house

“No time to talk,” she said “I slowed your friend down only for a second”

Gamay tossed away the useless paddle, and then she and Lee ran along the beach In their haste, they missed the path that would take the time But Gamay took the lead, and within minutes they were on the other side of the island She had Lee give her a hand getting the kayak out of the grass

There was a soft footfall on the path, and seconds later a figure burst fro Lee prisoner flicked on a flashlight and snarled in triumph He was surprised to see Gaht and gun around and brought theut shot

Ga the man in the stoht down the gun’s stock on her head in a blow hard enough to knock her to the ground Through a gray haze she punched his wounded leg and heard him scream in pain

Lee leaped onto theto hiround He stood there unun dropped froround as if all the air had gone out of hiht fell on the wooden handle of the steak knife protruding from his chest

As Gaazed at her deadly handiwork

“I’ve never done anything like that,” she said “Never”

“You’ll get used to it,” Gamay said “Who is he?”

“I don’t know He caun He said he’d been watchingin a boat to take me away”

Gamay suddenly put her hand on Lee’s arm

“Listen,” she said