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mention the fact that he was the most
gorgeous man she’d ever seen in her life. He seemed almost perfect and if she
wanted to be honest—which she didn’t—she would have to admit that every time he
was around, she would lose her mind and forget all about her assignment.
    Her assignment…. She suddenly felt guilty. She turned
off the water, grabbed a towel and rushed to the bedroom to grab her cell
phone. Her sudden moves made her ache all over, but she wouldn’t allow the pain
to stop her.
    She was so grateful she hadn’t carried her big purse
with her last night, but a small one that hung from her belt. Fortunately, her
passport and cell phone survived last night’s ordeal.
    The face of little, innocent Aphrodite came to her mind
and Jackie let out a deep breath. I have to do this , she told herself
firmly. She anxiously picked up the cell phone and pressed the speed dial.
    A few minutes later, she placed the cell phone down on
the dresser in her bedroom and smiled, thinking of Michael’s surprise when he
would wake up tomorrow morning.

Chapter Four
     

The noise grew louder and louder.
Michael desperately reached for his father, trying to grab his hand, but the
wind blew wildly and the broken sail banged hard against the steering wheel,
sending the sailboat towards the rocks.
    “Mr. Apostolou!”
    He suddenly heard the man’s voice loud and clear and the
knocking became even louder. Still a little disoriented, Michael jumped out of
bed. He shook his head to clear his mind from the awful nightmare that had been
haunting him night after night, ever since his father’s death.
    “Who is it?” he asked abruptly, unlocking the door.
    “She’s gone sir,” the man replied, looking timid.
    “What do you mean, she’s gone?” Michael burst out,
giving the man a murderous look.
    “Miss Alexander is gone,” the man repeated and looked at
the detective guiltily. “I left my position for only a few minutes, and the
girl that relieved me wasn’t aware of your instructions.”
    Michael wasn’t listening anymore. “Call the police
department and the Coast Guard,” he yelled over his shoulder while grabbing his
clothes. “Don’t let her leave the island!”
    ***
    Leaving the attorney’s office which was located in a
beautifully restored Venetian architecture building on the waterfront, Jackie
smiled utterly satisfied. She stepped out onto the pavement and took a deep
breath, inwardly thanking Stephanos for coming through once again. She knew
without his interference it would have been impossible to rent another car,
since the one she rented a couple of days ago was now sitting at the bottom of
the sea.
    She stopped for a moment and took a quick look around,
to make sure no one was watching her. Even though there were a lot of people
going by, nobody seemed particularly interested in her.
    Feeling a little less edgy, Jackie let her eyes wander
along the beach boulevard with the beautifully maintained buildings on one side
and the magnificent body of crystal blue waters of the Ionian Sea on the other.
The impressive old Venetian fortress could be seen further down on a rocky peninsula that jutted into the sea. Jackie was mesmerized
by the beauty of this place and wished she had come here under different
circumstances. This beautiful and elegant town of Corfu, where centuries of
Greek tradition coexisted harmoniously with European influences, took her
breath away with its impeccable beauty.
    Suddenly, she realized two men standing on the other
side of the boulevard were staring at her. Alarmed, she turned and walked
hastily to her newly-rented car, squeezing the keys in her hand.
    Getting inside, she locked the door, even though it was
in the middle of the day and there were a lot of people around. She was aware
that whoever those men where, they wouldn’t be able to try something right then
and there.
    Jackie took a deep breath and tried to calm her
accelerated heart rate. Looking in the rearview mirror, she