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Chapter Nineteen Diana A fishing boat putters out of the harbor toward the open sea. A ginormous cruise ship drifts across the water toward the port. Overhead, I hear the distant call of a wild bird. I stand on the balcony just outside Ari’s office. The ocean is calm today, the only movement marked by the

Chapter Eighteen Ari I stare out over the Port of Piraeus. Tankers and cruise ships dominate the docks. A few ferries move in and out with ease, carrying tourists to islands like Santorini and Rhodes. In three to four years, Hellas Shipping will deploy its new fleet of ammonia tankers, bringing the ammonia we create into

Chapter Seventeen Diana I wake to bright sunlight and a comforting warmth at my back. It takes a moment for me to remember I’m in Greece, not Iceland, and the naked man behind me is Ari. I press back into his embrace for one fleeting moment before I inch my way out from under the heavy

Chapter Sixteen Ari I wake with a warm body curled in my arms and the sound of my phone ringing. Irritated, I roll over and grab it as Diana murmurs. “Yes?” I bark. “Good morning to you, too.” I slowly disentangle myself from Diana and move to the far side of her hotel room. “Hello, Xenakis.”

Chapter Fifteen Ari I don’t go after her. A display of significant will as I want nothing more than to grab her by her arm and drag her back in here. I stare at the empty door Diana just walked through. Slowly gather my anger and shove it down as deep as I can before I

Chapter Fourteen Ari Three months ago, I wandered into the Metropolitan Museum of Art the night before I was going to meet my long-lost half brother. We’d only been chatting for a few weeks at that point, finally connected thanks to an ancestry website. The next few weeks had been pleasant, getting to know each

Chapter Thirteen Diana Cold. So cold I can’t think for a moment, can only suck in a shuddering breath as my feet hit the bottom and my knees buckle. An arm of steel bands around my waist and hauls me up, keeping my head above water. “You did it.” Shivering, teeth chattering, I look up at