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“Because I’ained froin with, we only suspected foul play before Noe can almost be certain of it And if you don’t know any more than we do …”

“All Kimo sent me was the base data I’ me wouldn’t hide it”

She was right But that e such an attack

“Are you going to look for them?”

“The police are looking for theone My job is to figure out what happened to the cata out there that so more than temperature anomalies If that leads us to the men who attacked you, we’ll deal with them then”

“Let me help you,” she said

He’d been expecting her to say that He shook his head “It’s not a science project And in case you couldn’t tell, it’s likely to be dangerous”

She pursed her lips as if stung by the co out she spoke calone, Mr Austin You and I both know that Growing up in Hawaii, you learn the power of the ocean It’s beautiful It’s dangerous We’ve lost friends before, surfing, sailing and diving If the sea has Ki If some men put him there because of what he found, that’s far worse to me And I’m not the kind to just let it be”

“You’re going through a lot,” he said “And it’s probably going to get worse before it gets better”

“That’s why I have to do so,” she pleaded “To take my mind off it”

Kurt had no choice but to be blunt “Into be unstable whether you have so to do or not That can have an effect on the whole tea for the ride”

“Fine,” she said “But plan on seeing rieve”

“What are you saying?”

This time she was blunt “If you won’t let ate on uess that’s just too bad”

Kurt exhaled It was hard to be angry with so hiuessed she meant every word The proble into