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Solomon Islands thing. They’d have no idea we were heading there. We’ll have that treasure on board Evangeline before they even get their shit together.’
    â€˜You know it’s never that easy, Jimmy.’
    â€˜It’s been easy so far. Look how much we found at Anafi.’
    â€˜And look how dangerous that was.’
    â€˜Nobody died.’
    Archer cocked his head at his buddy. ‘Four people died.’
    â€˜Only the bad guys, and they don’t count.’
    Archer chuckled. ‘We’ll have a tough time convincing Rosalina; she’s certain this treasure is cursed.’
    Jimmy waggled his finger at Archer. ‘No. No. She said the Calimala treasure was cursed. Not the Awa Maru treasure.’
    â€˜True.’ A piece of melted leather that he’d been working on for a while finally broke free, and Archer flung it aside.
    His thoughts drifted to Alessandro’s discovery that Kimoda had an identical twin brother. It was a long shot that the two of them would’ve had the opportunity to steal the treasure during the war, but it was an angle worth following. Archer couldn’t believe how lucky they were to have Alessandro on board. His research skills were priceless. It should be weird, given that the Italian was Rosalina’s old flame from her university days, but it wasn’t. Not since he and Rosalina had got back together, and especially not since Alessandro had hooked up with Ginger. ‘Do you think Alex is onto something with this identical twin brother thing?’
    â€˜Shit yeah. But figuring out that Kimoda Yukimura had a twin brother wouldn’t have been hard.’ Jimmy screwed up his face. ‘Why hasn’t anyone gone down that road before?’
    Archer shrugged. ‘Maybe they have.’
    â€˜But the brother was near where the Awa Maru went down. Wouldn’t that have put up some red flags?’
    â€˜Possibly.’
    â€˜Possibly! Maybe!’ Jimmy threw his hands in the air. ‘Put your balls out there. Tell me what you think.’
    Archer blinked at his best mate. ‘Calm down. What’s wrong with you? You’ve been pissed off all morning. I thought helping me fix Evangeline would be a good thing for you.’
    â€˜I want to go after that treasure.’ Jimmy tossed an unrecognisable piece of wreckage away.
    â€˜And we will.’
    â€˜When?’
    â€˜I don’t know when.’
    â€˜And that’s the problem. We’ve been sitting around here for five weeks doing jack shit when we could be on our way to the Solomons.’
    â€˜We’ve had no choice. The police have been crawling all over the place, and Rosalina has a broken leg. Not to mention my broken ribs. What else could we do? We’re getting there, Jimmy. I promise.’
    â€˜Not soon enough.’ Jimmy resumed whacking at the shattered lounges with a sledgehammer.

Chapter Six
    Nox was covered in sweat by the time he’d dragged Linchin’s body to his old bedroom. But it was the best option. The chances of anyone going in there had to be minimal.
    He returned to the kitchen and wiped his fingerprints off everything he’d touched. A surge of satisfaction coursed through him as he hugged Shadow to his chest and smoothed down the cat’s fur. He was good at revenge, and there were still many more sinners on his list. Maybe he could tick off a few more while he was here. Sadly, there was no time. He had to get to Rosalina and Archer before they headed off after the treasure again. For all he knew, they may have already gone.
    This next part of his plan he’d mapped out, but in order to capture Rosalina again he needed a weapon. And he knew exactly where to start.
    Over the years, Nox had been to the nurse’s office on many occasions. Usually he snuck in there while no one was looking. The drugs had come in handy. Morphine, in particular, was one of his favourites, and it was what he sought this time,