The Sword of Fire

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Joe Hawke looked at the ring for the third time in an hour and snapped the tiny box shut with his fingers. If anyone had told him he would ask another woman to marry him after the devastation caused by his first wife’s brutal murder he would have told them they were insane, and yet he had an engagement ring in his hand. He just hoped Lea Donovan would say yes — if he found the courage to ask her.

He slipped the box in his pocket, gave the two secret service agents a brief nod and pushed open the heavy door. He hated hospitals and the sooner he was out of here, the better. They had some serious rebuilding work to do if they were to make their home on the island of Elysium secure again, and he couldn’t wait to start.

Inside, the room was bright and sunlight flooded in through the slats of a metal venetian blind. Sitting on the bed, Alex Reeve turned and smiled.

“You’re late.” She frowned and tapped her wrist watch.

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