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The area around them had been turned in part into a camp for the reception of displaced people and in part into a field hospital She was sure everything had et there, at his orders

Suddenly coin-sized drops of water splashed down on her Before she could ates had burst and there was no point in rushing away anywet anyway To make it worse, it was clear the heatwave had broken With a vengeance

She shuddered, raised her eyes to the sky, and even in the darkness saw the bloated clouds that proe, and hoped Malek had estimated the site of their relief operation correctly, that it was on high enough ground not to join the afflicted areas in their watery fate

“What have I told you aboutabout without ainst hiet used to—his stealth How could such a big man move so quietly?

He towed her to the nearest tent “You’re soaked, and you weren’t dressed for this to start with”

“Neither are you And then I started the day in a heatwave, lost

And was it any wonder? Her eyes couldn’t tear the wet clothes showcasing thedetail

God—she was ogling hie, or any urge at all, to tear a man’s clothes off him And for her to feel this way here, now It was crazy!

She busied herself ringing her hair out as another crew member provided them with towels and waterproof, phosphorescent yellow unifor She hurried into one of the still empty treatment co that he’d ordered her a unifor letters above “Doctor”, front and back, plus the red crescent, indicating medical services

She rushed out to find one of Malek’sman, the one she was now certain was the top aide he’d bequeathed her when he’d intended to leave her behind, and who’d been the one who’d acco Malek aside for a short, tense tête-à-tête

Malek turned with a deep frown, reached out a silent hand to her She rushed to take it