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Jordanian air space. 11.38am
The private charter flight back to London gave Morgan some time to reflect on the past few days, and how quickly her relationship with Khal had developed under the pressure of the hunt for the Ark. He was making his own way back to Egypt now, and she knew that they may not see each other again, even though her body still sang with the memory of his touch. It had been too long since she had felt so alive in a man’s arms.
But Morgan understood the reality of her own life now, her need for independence and her fear of loving again after what had happened to Elian. Her thoughts flickered back to the events of Pentecost and how the people she loved suffered as a result of her chosen path. How close she had gotten to Jake, and then his hideous injuries at Sedle
