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Stanley,alongwithZaynandtheirteam,enteredJetmore.Astheymadetheirwaythrough,Stanleyspottedagroupofvillagers andimmediatelyapproachedthem.
Excuse me could you tell me if two people came into your village today
Thevillagers eyedhimwarily.”Whoareyou?Whatbringsyouhere?”
Stanley was straightforward We re here looking for someone
Thevillagersquicklywavedhimoff.”Noone’scomeintoourvillage!Wedon’t welcome
outsiders You should leave
Acouple ofthevillagersbegantousherStanleyaway.
Zaynopenedhismouthtospeak,but Stanleyraisedahandtostophim.”Alright,then.We’llleave.Thankyouforyourtime.”
Stanley turned and began to walk away
Zayn,confused,frowned.”Mr.Hawk,why areweleaving?IhaveafeelingMs.WendyandBennyarehere!”
Stanley’sgazeturnedsharpandcold,hiseyespiercinglikeahawk’s.”It’snotjustafeeling,Zayn.I’mcertainthey’re here.”
Then why are we leaving
Didn t you see Those villagers are incredibly hostile Is aw one of them go into the village to get reinforcements We don t have enough people and we re on their turf We can t force our way in
The key point was that Stanley still had no idea where Wendy and Benny were If things got physical it would only put Wendy and Benny in more danger
Stanleyfeltlikehewas atadisadvantage,unabletoactfreely.Hishandsweretiedbythe
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village’sresistance.
I ve already sent for backup Z ayn reported
Stanley nodded We still need to find away into the village
As soon as the words left his mouth a voice rang out
“Whoareyou?”
Stanley turned and behind him stood Fiona Kemp
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Fionawasthevillagechief’sdaughterandAlec’syoungersister.ShehadspottedStanleyfromadistance.Hisstrikingfeatures,noblepresence,andregalstaturemade himstand
out wherever he went Like a magnet he attracted her attention
Fiona a beauty herself had never met anyone as handsome and charismatic as Stanley so
she couldn the lp but walkover
Lookingathimwithinterest,Fiona said,”I’mthevillagechief’sdaughter,Fiona.IsthereanythingIcanhelpyouwith?”
Stanley s eyes lit up He hadn t expected Fiona to approach him so willingly
Hello We re looking for someone
Who are you looking for
A man and a woman They re both very goodlooking
FionalookedatStanleywithasoft,almostflirtatiousgaze.”What’syourrelationshipwiththe good–lookingwoman?”
Z ayn watching the scene unfold silently cursed his boss s damning good looks attracting
unwanted attention wherever he went
Stanley aware of Fiona s interest knew how to handle situations like this He had many women around him each one with different charms and he could read their intentions
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Right now he needed Fiona s help so he decided to play along with her attraction
“They’remysiblings.Theyfelloffayachtandwere washedashorehere.I’vecometofind
them.”
Fiona s eyes brightened Are you married
Stanley shook his head I m not Can you help us
HearingthatStanleywasstillsinglemadeFionaevenhappier.”I’llbehonestwithyou.Today,mybrotherbroughtamanandawoman intothevillage.Theman’slegwasbadlyinjured.”
Finally,Stanleyhadtheinformationhe’dbeensearchingfor.Regardlessof anyinjuries,atleasttheywerestillalive.
The heavyweight that had been pressing down on his chest finally lifted
Ms Fiona could you take us to see
them?”
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