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A roaring filled Kieran's ears. He couldn't tell if the sound came from within his head or without.

The dogs stayed on the footpath, their pattern tighter now, their tails moving with increased energy. Beyond the weir, the stillturbulent water swirled and eddied into a stand of partially submerged trees and the brush that had collected against them.

Both dogs now homed in on the bank itself. Tosh sniffed the edge, then lowered herself until her muzzle was just level with the water's surface. She looked as if she were lapping the water, delicately, like a dog at a tea party, but Kieran knew she was taking in scent molecules with her tongue. Finn whined and danced beside her.

Tosh backed up and woofed, looking to Tavie for direction. Tavie knelt, a hand on the dog's harness. The current was still strongâshe wouldn't want Tosh going in if it wasn't absolutely necessary.

Tavie shielded her eyes from the glare on the water, leaning forward perilously as she peered into the nest of tree trunks and debris. When she stiffened, Kieran dropped to his knees beside her.

Tavie turned to him, pushing him back as if she could keep him from seeing what she had seen. But it was too late.

Beneath the surface, tendrils of dark hair moved like moss, and white fingers, slightly curled, drifted back and forth as if waving, signaling for help.

“No,” said Kieran. “No.” And the roaring overtook him.

About the Author

Deborah Crombie
is a native Texan who has lived in both England and Scotland. She lives in McKinney, Texas, sharing a house that is more than one hundred years old with her husband, three cats, and two German shepherds.

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This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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