Holding his takeaway dinner bag, he went straight to the living room to check his phone messages. There were none. He picked up his address book, found Sarah’s listing, and punched in the numbers. Four rings and the answerphone came on. He left a message for Becky saying that Stewart was safe in Poole General and to call Kingston as soon as she could.Leaving the mail on the coffee table, he went to the kitchen where he set the paper bag on the chopping block and withdrew the contents: fresh ricotta and mushroom ravioli and a tub of pasta sauce. Filling a stainless-steel saucepan with water, he placed it on the range and turned on the burner to LOW. At last, now he could pour a drink and relax—if that were possible.He took a soothing sip of Macallan, gave a silent toast to Stewart, and leaned back on the sofa. It was the first chance he’d had to take stock of things since disembarking from the Allegra—to speculate on what might happen now that Stewart was in safe hands. What would Blake and Zander do now?
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