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“Why?” she asked “If this Jinn is the guy that caused all this, I want to be there when you get him”

Kurt cut his eyes at her “You jeopardized us once, I’ to take you into danger Nor are we going to get this guy Unlike you, we’re not some kind of hit squad We want to find out what he’s up to and why, that’s it The best thing you could do is go home to Hawaii”

“I don’t have anyone to go home to,” she said

“I’ to work on me this time”

Gaist if we’re going to analyze what’s going on with the food chain Why don’t you stay here with us?”

Leilani didn’t seem to like that idea, but it was clear she had no other option Finally she nodded

Kurt stepped out through the door without another word He felt badly for her, but he had a job to do

CHAPTER 16

GULF OF ADEN, OFF THE COAST OF YEMEN

THIRTY-SEVEN HOURS AFTER THE MEETING IN MARCHETTI’S conference roo boat in the dark of night a mile or so off the coast of Aden

Clad in black wet suits, with fins, and sen tanks on their backs, they waited patiently for a signal

Kurt rubbed a light coat of baby sha it to keep it fro up Joe checked his air one last ti

“You ready?” Kurt asked

“As ready as I’?”

“Not yet”