I stepped backwards in rising alarm, nearly trippingover the coffee table.This couldn't be happening. Not here, not now. Not after I'd spent somany mo...ths hiding my true identity in the shadows. I glanced wildlyabout the room, mentally calculating the odds of making it across to thestairs unseen. Every nerve in my body started screaming with electricfire. Aunt Cathy was home, I could almost see her standing out on thelanding, chatting way with her friends from the bridge club. Any secondnow,. The enormous load of frustration and resentment never showed up in any recognizable way.The first little pill that a wannabe girlfriend gave Terry brought him a blessed escape from the dark cloud that seemed to follow him everywhere. In typical Terry fashion, he was not devious enough to properly disguise his use, and he got caught.To her own shame, Julie was too absorbed in her romance and her own struggles to pick up on Terry's new habit, and she was as stunned as her parents when he was. The front two doors of the BMW open. Two unpleasantly tough looking individuals rise from their seats and turn to fix him with their gaze. Andrei casts a glance over his shoulder. Sveta is out of the building and hurrying through the rain towards him. He quickly looks back: the rear door of the BMW has opened. An elegant figure is getting out. He holds up a rolled up newspaper and waves, calling: "Svetlana Nikitechna! Svetlana Nikitechna! Over here!"Andrei feels he is losing control of the. My contacts may be out of date, so I might have to go through channels to reconnect. It has been some years since I last spoke to anyone who might be useful. When could I start, Mr President?" Right away, man. Jeeves, if you can find a way to return my funds, no questions asked, I will give you a five per cent commission on anything you get back for me. Satisfactory?" Indeed, sir. One might say, generous, but it would be churlish for me to refuse!" He smiled. The President also smiled at the.