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“I know,” she said, cutting him off, “no one must knoas us”

“No,” he corrected “No one must knoas taken”

This was a point he thought he’d hammered home

She sighed, tired of his lectures “You will never get the woman back from Rene until he’s afraid He reat fear and that’s why he lashes out You want her back, you will have to tap into that fear”

Sebastian was silent for a ht,” he said “Co any minute now”

Twenty minutes later, a servant opened the door to Sebastian’s office “A guest has arrived, Monsieur Brèvard He claims to speak for Mr Acosta”

“Did he come alone?”

“He came with three men They are undoubtedly armed”

“Show the er in,” Sebastian said

“And the others, sir?”

“Offer them a drink from our private stock”

“Very good, sir”

The servant bowed slightly and backtracked through the double doors

Moo pants and a loosefitting polo shirt calish with an Eastern European accent He lanced nervously behind hiainst the wall She didn’t acknowledge him or move or even blink

Sebastian grinned inwardly His odd little sister had a way of unnerving even the uests “Where is Rene?”