"She’s gone, Raffy."Ignatius stood in the doorway of the sun-drenched breakfast room. His shirt was still damp from the morning spray. He held a piece of driftwood. It was a charred fragment of the boat's hull.Rafferty didn't look up from his grapefruit. He dug a silver spoon into the fruit. Juice sprayed his cheek. "Gone is a relative term, Ignatius. Did you see a body?""The boat was empty. Listing. Half-submerged three miles out." Ignatius dropped the wood on the white linen tablecloth. "The current pulls toward the reef. Nothing survives that.""Interesting." Rafferty’s phone buzzed. A sharp, digital chirp. He picked it up. Stared at the screen. His face went white."What is it?" Ignatius stepped closer. His hand found the back of Rafferty’s chair.Rafferty turned the screen. It was an encrypted message. One line.I’m still breathing, brother."It's her device," Rafferty whispered. His hand started to shake. The spoon clattered against the porcelain. "She’s... she’s dead, Ignati

"Are you still looking for a ghost, Ignatius, or are you ready to face a woman who refuses to die?"The voice echoed through the limestone throat of the sea cave. It was wet. Jagged. It didn't sound like Vesper, the polished corporate shark. It sounded like something dragged from the silt.Ignatius stopped. The beam of his flashlight cut through the rising mist, hitting a cluster of jagged stalactites. Water dripped. Drip. Plink. Drip. The tide was coming in. Fast. The salt air stung the raw skin of his neck."Vesper." Ignatius shifted his grip on the Glock. "Come out. Raffy is worried. He’s been receiving messages from a dead woman’s phone.""Worried? No." A silhouette moved behind a pillar of rock. "He’s thrilled. He’s sitting up there in that white house, watching his little sensors, waiting for the climax. Is this the part where the loyal dog finally puts the stray out of her misery?""You shouldn't have come back." Ignatius stepped onto a slick ledge. The ocean surged below, a bl

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