Skeleton Key
“To be still alive, or to find himself back in the London headquarters of the Special Operations division of MI6.
The fact that he was still breathing was, he knew, entirely down to Sabina. She had been sitting on the beach, watching in awe as he rode the Cribber towards her. She had seen the jet ski coming up behind him even before he did and had known instinctively that something was wrong. She had started running the moment Alex had leapt into the air and was already in the water by the t...ime he crashed down next to the jet ski and then disappeared below the surface.
Later on, she would say that there had been a collision … a terrible accident. From that distance it was impossible to see what had really taken place.
Sabina was a strong swimmer and luck was on her side. Although the water was murky and the waves still huge, she knew where Alex had gone down and she was there in less than a minute.
She found him on her third dive, dragged his unconscious body to the surface and then pulled him ashore.MoreLess
The fact that he was still breathing was, he knew, entirely down to Sabina. She had been sitting on the beach, watching in awe as he rode the Cribber towards her. She had seen the jet ski coming up behind him even before he did and had known instinctively that something was wrong. She had started running the moment Alex had leapt into the air and was already in the water by the t...ime he crashed down next to the jet ski and then disappeared below the surface.
Later on, she would say that there had been a collision … a terrible accident. From that distance it was impossible to see what had really taken place.
Sabina was a strong swimmer and luck was on her side. Although the water was murky and the waves still huge, she knew where Alex had gone down and she was there in less than a minute.
She found him on her third dive, dragged his unconscious body to the surface and then pulled him ashore.MoreLess
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