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Sea Haven 01 - Water Bound

Sea Haven 01 - Water Bound

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imagined most men’s egos would take a beating when they realized that she simply put them out of her head as if they no longer existed. She was very focused as she checked her lifeline, the air compressor, her hose and her bailout tank, which she wore on her back. She had her instruments strapped to her wrist and her gear on when she suddenly looked up at him and smiled. For him.
    His heart jumped again. He’d never been so affected by anyone in his life. “Have a good time, Rikki.”
    She turned toward the side of the boat and then hesitated. “You’ll be all right?”
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    He stepped up to her and took her face in his hands, kissing her long and deep. “Don’t worry about me. I have plenty to do.”
    She frowned at him, kissed him again and slipped from his arms, making her way to the edge of the boat. She went into the water and caught the anchor chain, using it to make her way down to the depth she wanted to go. Otherwise, the flow of the current would have taken her away.
    Lev watched her disappear, his heart in his throat. He shoved his hand through his thick hair and peered down into the water where she’d disappeared. He was going to be one of those obnoxious men who refused to leave his wife’s side. He wanted to be down there with her, with spears and knives and maybe a torpedo or two, just in case. Who knew he would be like this?
    He studied the terrain around them. It was beautiful, the air crisp, the sight unbelievable. The cliffs were high, and the long expanse of rock, pointing like a finger from the land, seemed to run straight back to the highway. He found himself settling. This was what he wanted. This place.
    This woman. Diving with her in the environment she was most comfortable in.
    He had money, enough that neither of them would have to work again, but she would never accept that, and he loved that about her. He was already committed, his mind, his heart, definitely his body. She was his life now.
    So how was he going to stop the inevitable questions? Levi Hammond had a past. He had created an entire life for himself, adding an extensive diving hobby. Hammond’s parents were no longer alive, but they’d left him money, plenty of it, and that had been the most difficult part of building a fake life. Money could be traced. He’d had to come up with plausible ways his parents could have left him an inheritance that if looked into, would appear solid.
    Once he’d covered his financial tracks, he considered he was relatively safe—but for Ralph. Ralph was a problem and today, when they brought the urchins to the dock where the processing plant would pick them up, Lev would have to make the final decision on how he was going to start his new life. Risk everything and let the man live, or find a way for an accident to happen. He didn’t like either alternative, and he didn’t want to go to Rikki with blood on his hands, not the blood of an innocent man.
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Chapter 15
    RIKKI felt the cool relief of the water enfolding her body. It had been too long. Every cell seemed to soak up the moisture, she was so thirsty she seemed to drink with every part of her body. She felt the familiar stillness, the calming in her mind, as if, down here in this world of water, everything was synced and perfect. There was no noise to fill her head and pound and stab. She didn’t have to watch everything she said and did, as if at any moment she would somehow be stepping on someone’s “normal.” She could just be.
    Massive schools of codfish, mottled blue and black, swam in a flashing wave. Starfish in bright, fiery oranges and deep purples clung to the rocks, rock and spider crabs dappled the walls, living decorations. And the urchin were plentiful. She looked up and the water shimmered in layers of pearlescent color, vivid blue, gray and near the surface an emerald glow. A few jellyfish floated free, tentacles searching. She continued down, just enjoying the view along the way. Orange sea cucumbers and red abalone adorned several of the rocks. Visibility was good and she made out more starfish, anemones and sponges in a variety of shapes and colors. On the bottom there was a brilliant purple pincushion guarding several lemon nudis.
    The contour of the underground range was just like aboveground, peaks and valleys and ravines. She was very familiar with the area, it was one of her favorites places to dive. Her life had changed dramatically in the last few weeks, but the ocean was the same, always

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