Drake Sisters 07 - Hidden Currents

happy that she’s turned her life around,†Abbey said.
    Hannah made a sound in her throat and waited until they were al looking at her. “I believe those of you who thought to lecture my decision to help Sylvia learn her lesson should apologize. I’m certain it was my help that put her on the right path.â€
    â€œWith a big red handprint on her face every time she lied?†Joley said. “That’s right, Hannah, it was very helpful.â€
    Al of them laughed. Sarah shook her head. “How you manage to say that with a straight face and in that righteous tone, Hannah, I’l never know.â€
    El e looked at her watch again. “I real y wanted to talk to Mom before I got married. Just for a couple of minutes.â€
    Sarah rubbed her arm. “Give it a little more time.â€
    Bomber gave a short bark and El e ran to the window to peer out. “She’s here!†She started crying.
    Hannah wrapped her arm around El e’s waist. “Don’t ruin your makeup.â€
    â€œI never thought I’d see her again,†El e sobbed.
    Hannah burst into tears with her. Their parents walked in to find them al crying. Mrs. Drake took El e into her arms and held her. Mr. Drake wrapped his arms tightly around both of them and they just stood there trembling, holding one another, grateful El e was alive and back home.
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    â€œI’VE never seen you so cleaned up,†Jonas said, brushing an imaginary speck of lint from the suit jacket he was holding out to Jackson.
    â€œSomebody might just cal you a pretty boy.â€
    Jackson resisted giving Jonas the finger and adjusted his tie. “Somebody might get knocked on his ass. I thought a beach wedding would get me out of wearing a suit and tie.â€
    â€œNo such luck,†Damon said. “Sarah wanted El e to wear a beautiful gown and you have to look halfway decent standing next to her.â€
    Jackson swung around away from the mirror as Ilya came in. “Is the yacht anchored out at sea like we suspected?â€
    â€œYes.†Ilya flicked a quick glance at Jonas. “I had to enlist Hannah’s aid to help position the yacht where we could reach it. Sorry, Jonas, but no one can make the wind obey like Hannah.â€
    â€œDid you tel her the plan?†Jonas asked.
    Al the men turned for the answer, regarding Ilya with worried frowns. Ilya shook his head. “I just said we had one and were working out the kinks.
    Once I said Damon was helping she seemed to be relieved. Apparently Jackson and Jonas are regarded somewhat as hotheads.â€
    Ty nodded in agreement. “Libby said El e’s worried Jackson might do something crazy and end up in jail. Hannah said if he did, her knuckle-headed husband would be in the same cel right along with him.â€
    Jonas gave a derisive snort and scowled at Damon. “How have you managed to keep Sarah thinking you’re as innocent as a lamb?â€
    Damon shrugged. “She admires my brain and knows I’m a logical man.†He spread a map on the kitchen table. “And I have an innocent face.â€
    â€œMostly you give a good line of bul ,†Aleksandr contributed as he peered down at the map. “Make some sense of this for me.â€
    â€œWhat we’re going to do, gentlemen, with the help of the townspeople and our women, is create a new Bermuda Triangle. A ship is going to sink and with it, Stavros Gratsos, the bil ionaire shipping magnate, who wil be, sadly, lost at sea. He won’t be arrested. No one can be blamed for his death, and it wil create a great mystery that people can speculate over for years to come. Not to mention, it wil provide spectacular skies for the wedding and al the guests wil swear al of us were together for a celebration and no one could have harmed Gratsos in any way.â€
    Aleksandr shook his head. “You real y think we can make a ship disappear?â€
    Damon nodded. “He uses the sea as his weapon. He’s at home in it. He’s going to stay out on his yacht and do as much damage from there as possible. But we’re smarter than he is. We’re going to create what is known as a ‘cred ible physics anomaly.’ â€
    Matt cleared his throat. “Actual y, Damon, maybe you and Ty are, but the rest of us like to rely on weapons. Because thisâ€â€”he spread his arms out over the map—“I don’t understand a