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"Give me what I want," Daniel had demanded

"I' you could ever ask for "

"Yes, but not what I have asked for, not what I want!"

"Be alive, Daniel " A lohisper, like a kiss "Let me tell you from my heart that life is better than death "

"I don't want to be alive, Armand, I want to live forever, and then I will tell you whether life is better than death "

The fact was, the riches werehi the warht sky, sprinkled with countless stars, he was desperate to possess all of this forever With hatred and love he watched Ar the vessel Would Armand really let him die?

The game of acquisition continued

Picassos, Degas, Van Goghs, these were but a few of the stolen paintings Armand recovered without explanation and handed over to Daniel for resales or rewards Of course the recent owners would not dare to come forward, if in fact they had survived Armand's silent nocturnal visit to the sanctums where these stolen treasures had been displayed Sometimes no clear title to the work in question existed At auction, they brought h

Pearls, rubies, eht to Daniel "Never mind, they were stolen, no one will claie narcotics traders off the Miauns, suitcases full of money, even their boats

Daniel stared at the piles and piles of green bills, as the secretaries counted them and wrapped them for coded accounts in European banks

Chapter 7

Often Daniel watched Aro out alone to hunt the warm southern waters, a youth in soft black silk shirt and black pants,his uncut long hair Such a deadly foe Soglers and he strikes-the lone pirate, death Are the victi perhaps for one moment while the liht they were the evil ones

"Would you let o with you? Would you let me see it when you do it?"

"No "

Finally enough capital had been amassed; Armand was ready for real action