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                  “Miss Hyde?” the driver of the taxi asked as she proceeded towards him.
     
                  “Yes,” she replied then handed her bag to the driver who put it in the trunk, slammed it closed, then came around the side of the car and opened the door for her.
     
                  “Hou ar ye?” the driver asked with a strong Scottish accent.
     
                  It took a second for her brain to register what he said. “Fine thank-you.” She ducked into the warmth of the car and slid away from the door as it closed again.
     
                  The driver rushed around the front of the taxi then jumped into the driver’s seat. “Did ye have a guid flight?”
     
                  “It was alright I guess. I slept most of the way.” She tried to stifle a yawn that escaped from her just as he questioned her.
     
                  “That’s guid! Nou, we have a lang ride to Ackergill Tower so feel free to relax and enjoy the ride.” He pulled away from the curb then headed down the road that would take them to Wick, Scotland.
     
                  She had read a small amount of information about Ackergill Tower before she left and had found out it had been built around 1476 and had once been a Keith stronghold. The four story building behind the tower had been added on in order for the tower to become a bed and breakfast, but the tower was all original. It sat on the shore of Sinclair’s Bay which led out into the North Sea. The weather that far north could be treacherous at times and far colder than anything she had ever experienced before in her life.
     
                  Isobel was confident that there was no way Daniel would ever be able to trace her path that lead her to the top of the Earth. With each mile that had passed, she could breathe a little easier. An ocean now separated her from the man she once thought she loved and wanted to spend the rest of her life with. What had changed him so much to cause him to kill her parents? There hadn’t been any signs that she noticed or any odd behavior. She was totally puzzled by his actions and deathly afraid of him now. Not only had she lost both her parents, she had to run away from the only home she had ever known to a foreign country where she didn’t know a soul. Her life had turned into a living nightmare that she wished she could escape from permanently.
     
                  The ride to Ackergill Tower went by in a flash and before she knew it the taxi was pulling up in front of the ancient stronghold. She opened the door of the taxi only to be hit square in the face with a burst of icy wind. She could even feel small pricks of ice as it hit her face then melted.
     
                  “Haur ye ar, Miss Hyde.” The driver handed her the only bag she had with her. “I hope ye enjoy ye time in Scotland.”
     
                  She smiled at the older man who gave a genuine smile in return. “Thank you so much for bringing me all this way.” She reached into her purse to pull out some of the money that Elizabeth had gotten for her out of her checking account back home.
     
                  “Oh no! The ride is paid for, Miss Hyde.” The driver gently pushed her hand away from him when she tried to give him the money.
     
                  “Paid for?”
     
                  “Yes, Miss. I was told that your friend,” he paused for a moment, thinking, “your friend Elizabeth? Is it? Paid for it in advance.”
     
                  She smiled thinking of her dearest friend. Elizabeth had thought of everything.
     
                  “Please take this then for yourself.” She hand him several bills folded together.
     
                  “Thenk Ye, Miss! I will be heading back now. Nice tae meit ye!” He gave her a wink then went to