Her eyes glistened when she got on her knees before her little sister and handed her the pills and the water. She whispered to her, "I'll call Phil." ...You can't!" grunted Marisol as loudly as possible."You're not flying to Chicago!" But my insurance..." I'll check with Phil. Maybe the coverage..." You can't!"Luisa sighed. "Alright. But I'm flying with you." Thanks." Chicago? I thought you lived in Kansas City," said Nate."Shit," murmured Marisol."What's going on? Why are you worried for Aunt. "Down, boy. That's Tatyana Helgesen, Gus's girlfriend. She's an architect and is working with Gus at Granite Ridge." Lucky, Gus," Morley said. "An architect too? Beauty and brains. An unbeatable combination. I'll have to compliment Gus on his exquisite taste."Donald was about to say something about the tenuous relationship between his son and his girlfriend, but chose not to. "Let's just see what happens," he muttered.Gus dutifully introduced Tatyana to the guests, then stood back to watch. Gafur. Mabel and I split up. We were stupid, M’lady; we did not have torches and we had search in the dark. Then I heard Mabel. She shouted that she had found Sally.“I started walking back to the house when I heard Mabel’s scream. I ran to her following her screams, and then I saw her lying on the grass, covering Sally with her body. When I came near to her, something struck my ankle, and then I saw the snake. It was a hooded one, like we saw at the market with the snake charmer. Then I. One he had as yet to have the privilege to glimpse. This new pirate was of the feminine variety and boldly called herself La Gata. Few men had gotten a close look at her and lived to tell about it. It would seem she was of Spanish ancestry yet she harbored a strong hatred for Spain. And that in and of itself was enough to raise Raynes curiosity about her. It was rumored that she was tall for a woman, dark of complexion and eyes so dark one couldn’t be sure exactly what color they were. Rayne.