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“Wait!”

The order came from a female voice The man pulled Kurt from the water and held him there

“We can use him,” the woman said

As he was allowed to breathe, Kurt stared at the wonized her The short dark hair, wet and h cheekbones He knew her somehow Her name wasCalista

“He’ll tell the world about us,” the

“Someone has to,” she said cryptically “You idiots have killed the captain and the crew We planned on using them for that purpose”

“We didn’t expect theht”

She dropped down beside Kurt and opened a s in the swells It was in danger of going over Alth was gone Hisover

The woe and jabbed it in his neck Kurt’s mind drifted further

She moved close to his face and held it in both hands “You came aboard the yacht,” she said, her voice a distant echo “You saw Sienna beyond this wall”

She turned his head toward it The cracks caught his eye “She was floating facedown Her hair aving like sea grass”

Kurt stared at the glass wall The glare of a flashlight reflected off it, blinding hilass The room was half filled ater The cushions and papers floated in muck

Sienna was there, he saw her He lunged toward her only to bang into the glass

“She drowned,” the voice told hihter Such a pretty child Such a shame”

Kurt could see it happening The little girl in her dress, a towheaded blonde Her sers were still curled around herthat her name was Elise