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he thought he could hear sobbing. “Where is she?” he demanded.
    “Get out!” she screamed at him.
    He had only got his foot on the first stair when Hermandine’s shout made him gasp. “I’m calling the police!” she announced.
    “Don’t worry, ma’am, they’re already on their way,” one of the passers-by informed her.
    “She will be punished for anything you do. You do realize that, I presume?” Solon’s voice was cruel as she narrowed her beady eyes at him.
    He took a step backward. He couldn’t risk it.
    “Blandon, let’s go,” Dr. Jay called earnestly from the front door.
    Blandon felt his gut wrench as he turned and left the house. “Please, just give her this.” He handed the Hermandine on his way out and she snatched it from him before slamming the door shut.
    Anger and despair welled in the young man’s stomach as they made their way back up the road toward the hospital.
    “Don’t worry, bro, it’s not over yet,” Farris assured him. “We know where she is and she’s not going anywhere.”
    Blandon had really pinned his hopes on rescuing his beloved and taking her home with them today, although he knew it was a lot to hope for.
    “The police are more likely to listen to us if we go and speak to them calmly, than if they’re called to a brawl at the house, and those men weren’t about to listen to reason,” Dr. Jay explained.
    It made perfect sense, but Blandon still didn’t like it. “Is that where we’re going now, the police station?”
    “I just need to go to the hospital first. Dr. Ernaut’s probably got contacts with the local cops, and I need to get these samples to him anyway.” Dr. Jay had it all planned out, it seemed.
    When they arrived at the large hospital Dr. Jay went off in search of his colleague while Farris and Blandon found the canteen.
    “Rech was right about them taking everything out on Mel,” Blandon said gloomily as he sipped his coffee. “Solon said she’d get the blame for today.”
    Farris sighed. “We’ll get her back, bro, don’t you worry.”
    “But it’s been nearly a week and we haven’t even been able to see her. What if she really doesn’t want to see us again?” Blandon was beginning to feel that the whole situation was hopeless.
    “Mel’s not like that. We know the old cow’s got something on her, which is why she upped and left. If we could just find out what it is we could fight fire with fire.” Farris narrowed his eyes as he spoke.
    “After we made love I made a comment about not hurting her. She was really tight and I thought—I assumed —she was a virgin. She wouldn’t do anything with me for ages and when we did it had to be in the dark. She wouldn’t even let me light a candle,” Blandon explained. “Even after we’d made love she didn’t want me to see her body. I couldn’t understand it—she’s got a perfect figure and she’s so pretty. Anyway, she got upset with me about it.”
    “And you think that’s why she left?” Farris raised his eyebrows.
    “It could be. I told her we needed to talk about it but we didn’t get time and then she went.”
    “But what about the note? Hermandine was trying to blackmail her. That had nothing to do with you.”
    Farris was right, but Blandon couldn’t help worrying about it. “I thought it was because she wasn’t a virgin, but the others said she was a Siren anyway, so it can’t have been that,” Blandon reasoned.
    “Unless she thought no one would mention it. You don’t think she was trying to keep it from you , do you?” Farris looked doubtful.
    Blandon thought for a moment and then shook his head. “No, Mel’s not dishonest. Besides, she never actually said she was a virgin, I just assumed.”
    “So what doesn’t she want us to know? It must be something she feels really bad about.” Farris shook his head thoughtfully.
    “Hey, you two,” Dr. Jay placed a cup of coffee on the table and pulled up a chair.
    “How did you get on?” Farris asked,