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Part One

Chapter 1 Fingers

Day One

Struggling to contain her nervous energy, Gemma Lucas rested her head on the leather headrest Three weeks on a yacht cruising the Mediterranean Sea Starting in Marbella, south of Malaga, and then ending up where? Her husband, Jason, hadn’t revealed their itinerary beyond the first few days There would be surprises, guaranteed

The li the distance between airport and ly reckless drivers, the luxury vehicle negotiated the busy road with ease until it abruptly ground to a halt The stationary traffic, in co sunshine, made a heat haze across the road surface Waves forht Thankfully, the air conditioning provided a constant streaid air

She recalled packing her sunglasses in the holdall The weather back hoht to put her shades in her handbag

She squeezed Jason’s hand, barely aware of her tensing ers

“All right, babe?” he asked

Why she was so edgy would be lost on hi up and down on her seat but instead, she maintained a nervous pose

She gave him one of her most appreciative smiles “Yes, of course Just, you know, so bloody excited”

Jason kissed her knuckles in reply She doubted she had convinced hienerally unsuccessful

“What happens e board the boat?” she asked

“Yacht, baby Don’t denigrate it by calling it a boat,” he censured with a grin “We’ll be introduced to the crew The courteous forive you a tour, which will probably blow you away We will unpack a little Make sure there is nothing you need before we depart to can be provided while we are docked This evening, we’ll dine solanced over his shoulder The escort car followed, laden with their personal possessions

“It all sounds great Three weeks I can’t believe we’re doing this” The tih, for her husband, it was not so straightforward He wouldn’t truly be on vacation for the duration The wonders of y and communication systems enabled him to work some of the time

Gemma tried to envision the yacht He had kept her in the dark about the vessel’s name and shown her no pictures or the layout, so she knew little “Do we have our own cabin?”

“My darling, we have the stateroom The owner’s stateroom”

They both smiled at his emphasis: Jason not only owned the yacht, he owned her for the duration of the cruise

“A suite of rooine our deck as a private house within the yacht The guest cabins are on the main one and aft of the lower deck, where the crew lives”

“Crew” Geree of trepidation “The two you say you have employed for the three weeks?”

“Yes Enrique and Maria Mexicans, ethnically, not Spanish They colish with an American accent They will be our personal doh, technically, they are listed as stewards Enrique will be my manservant and Maria, your maid I explained this to you on the plane” His voice sharpened “What is the issue?”