Strange; they’re singing before the sun is up. He stirred in the bed and winced. Every muscle in his body hurt, and his head felt swollen. He brushed his arm across his face. Why couldn’t he see? He felt bandages around his forehead, covering his eyes—so that was it. Where was he? He felt the stiff bedsheets. He wasn’t on the boat. Then the scene flashed in his mind—Townsend—the boat. His hands were wrapped—he must have given Townsend a work-over. As he moved, his head felt ready to burst. Rafe listened to the wind rattling the bamboo blinds. He was frustrated. After years of struggle, he had finally gained legal control of Hanalei, the plantation his father, Matt, had begun, only to have Townsend set fire to the house. True, the Great House hadn’t burned down and the Kona coffee plantings had never been in jeopardy, but he faced a great deal of work to rebuild the burned-out section. And then, there was Eden…. He heard footsteps hurry to his side and a man gripped his arm.
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