amari was already dizzy after the eight spins , but the dance was only just beginning . wahey !! she thought , here we go !!! she caught the elbow of the next man in the row , the one who had started the whole dance with his partner . then she met up with daniel in the middle . elbows locked , quick spin , and the next partner

he had hauled the boat onto the beach , the very same one that had divulged the ingenious drainage system that filled the money pit with water , and thrown shrubbery atop it to conceal it . that had been when the two guards had appeared on the crest of the beach , aiming their torches down in his direction , forcing him to dive into the sand and outwait them , for they were only routinely checking the shoreline . once they had gone , jacky got up and brushed off most of the sand

'' consider , zoe , that this thing that you just thought we should know was something that others would have seen as something to hold over us , '' dock said . '' that they would have sold to us , or denied to us . you gave it freely . '' '' after i told you that i required your help and sent hundreds of obin out to die , '' i said , and sat back down . '' do n't make me out to be a hero , dock

he said he needed to make some phone calls and get to the bottom of this . then he stepped closer and whispered , '' i hate the thought of you or your family in danger . '' cooper suggested we go for a walk , so we went down behind my parents ' house . there were woods and trails that went on for miles . as a child , i 'd spent hours running up and down the
trails