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“Can you tell what’s happened?” El Din asked, craning his head around for a better look

“No,” Joe said “But I’d bet Kurt had so to do with it”

The yacht was going off course, no longer following the down on the foredeck

“Now it’s our turn,” Joe said “Bring us around wide and come at them from behind”

“Hold on,” El Din said

Joe grabbed the transo boat made one more sharp turn

On the foredeck, Kurt could tell his plan had worked Now ca out alive Each time he poked his head out froe took a potshot at him

What he really needed was a way to take out the spotlights But the Beretta was long gone, and the Colt he’d wrestled away froed and tumbled into the sea when he’d crashed back into the side of the hull After two in to turn At the saside It was now or never

He took off running, staying as close to the shelter of the bulkhead as possible He raced past the hatch, sla open The heavy door closed on so crunch

Kurt only heard a frag scream as he launched himself over the rail for a second ti as far from the vessel as possible

With perfect forh the surface and went deep Thin lines of bubbles probed the darkness like arrows as Acosta’s led away from the yacht and down

The yacht rumbled past, the anchor chain still fouled around the bent propeller shaft

When the noise passed, Kurt began to swis felt as if they ht burst, then surfaced in the dark and looked back

The yacht was already turning Out ahead of it he could see his friends co around

He didn’t bother to yell—all that would get him was a mouthful of water—but he le that would et him