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The older man thought for a long moment.
Then...
Very slowly...
He smiled.
"No."
The younger man looked surprised.
"Why not?"
The older man's eyes remained fixed on Storm's yacht.
"Because Honolulu..."
He folded his hands behind his back.
"...is exactly where I want Captain Storm Sinclair to go."
The younger man frowned.
"You've planned for this?"
The older man's smile never wavered.
"For twenty years."
He turned away from the window.
"Prepare our welcome."
As Mariner's Crown continued following through the moonlit Pacific...
The hunters are already waiting in Hawaii...
Prepared for the arrival of James Sinclair's granddaughter.
Unaware...
That she wouldn't be arriving alone.
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Grandpa used to tell me...
"The ocean never lies."
"People do."
The Pacific had settled into an easy rhythm.
Gentle swells lifted Sea Whisper beneath a blanket of stars.
Most of our guests had finally gone below.
