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expression changed. His forehead smoothed and his aggression waned. He gave a quiet nod and glanced away. ‘Yeah. I’m the guy who builds the yachts .’
    Marina ignored the correction. ‘What’s happened to Victor? Is he in some kind of trouble?’
    â€˜Oh, he’s in big trouble.’ Dean Logan’s eyes cut back to hers. ‘How close are you?’
    â€˜We’re not. He rents my second room.’
    He nodded, like he already knew.
    Suddenly he reached up and repositioned the camera strap hanging around his neck. ‘I’m sorry if I alarmed you, but you need to tell me everything you know about Victor Yu.’
    Marina took a deep breath, relieved the problem had nothing to do with the orchestra and her career. She had every intention of cooperating. The problem was serious enough for Dean Logan to have tracked her down. Still, she wasn’t about to let him steamroller her into submission.
    â€˜I can see you’re used to giving orders, Mr Logan, but I’m not on your payroll. You’re going to have to be more specific.’
    His eyes flashed with irritation. ‘Victor Yu is an IT genius. Last Friday he encrypted my company’s files and demanded a ransom. The same night, you flew out of Sydney. As a person of interest, the Australian Police need to talk to you. I need to talk to you. How’s that for starters?’
    Good enough. So that’s why he said he couldn’t trust her.
    Cursing Victor under her breath, she looked Dean Logan up and down. ‘Alright, I’ll come with you. And don’t call me sweetheart.’
    His broad chest expanded as he drew in a deep breath, then slowly released it. His shoulders lowered and he nodded, his eyes on her face.
    Instinct told her he was speaking the truth. In all the time she’d shared her apartment with Victor Yu, she’d never warmed to the man. But she’d been drawn to Dean Logan from the moment their eyes met in the lobby.
    And now he was looking at her, not as he had earlier in the night, but like she was an integral part of some sinister plan Victor Yu had set in motion.

Chapter Five
    Marina sat opposite Dean Logan in his suite at the Mercurial, shocked to discover Victor Yu had disappeared and the police had searched her apartment.
    Dean’s mobile phone was switched to loudspeaker and lay between them on the walnut veneer dining table.
    The long-distance introductions had been done. Dean’s head of security, Hektor Rask, and a Detective Mooney from the Australian Federal Police’s cyber squad were taking the lead in this ‘conversation’.
    Detective Mooney began. ‘Why did you reserve two airline seats on the flights Sydney to Dubai and Dubai Venice?’
    Marina’s stomach muscles clenched and a faint nausea settled in the pit of her stomach. Despite her upset, she somehow managed to adopt her performance face, serene, relaxed, in control.
    â€˜I bought an extra seat—for my violin.’
    Dean Logan’s brow furrowed, and from the silence at the other end of the telephone, it was clear Rask and Mooney were equally taken aback.
    The detective cleared his throat. ‘Why go to that expense when it could easily be stored in an overhead locker?’
    â€˜It’s a Stradivarius. Even in a reinforced case, I wouldn’t risk it falling from an overhead locker.’
    â€˜Why bring it?’ Dean asked. ‘You’re going on a cruise, aren’t you?’
    Marina’s heart struck up a heavy beat in her chest. ‘How do you know that?’
    â€˜Just answer the question.’ Hektor Rask’s voice crackled through the telephone.
    â€˜I’m a member of a string quartet that’s part of the ship’s entertainment.’
    Her personal reasons for taking the job were none of their damn business.
    Dean Logan drummed his fingers on the tabletop. ‘Expensive instrument to take on a cruise. Why not bring a cheaper