The way Alex had just treated Mitch had convinced her that he was not involved in some clever plot to lever a confession from her. He had genuinely intervened to save her from torture or worse. Ironically, Mitch’s threat of pain had worked on her and she had been about to reveal the location of the package when Alex had turned up.
She wondered what Alex’s next move would be. Would he try to charm the location out of her? He was a handsome man, but her heart belonged to another man, even though he was married and her boss.
Her life had been so normal until a couple of months ago. And here she was on a boat off the coast of Africa with a self-confessed killer and would-be hotelier. Bizarre.
‘George, it’s me!’ she said when an excited Gillian connected her.
‘Jane, where are you? Are you h
