Captain Merrick flipped the iron key between his fingers as he held his hand over the frothing wake of the ship. It was the key to his cabintheir cabinwhere he and Charlisse had spent many blissful hours together. Somehow he could not force himself to enter that cabin again, so he had instructed Sloane to remove his clothes and weapons, fasten a heavy latch to the door, and bolt it shut. Now Charlisse's things would be locked up foreveralong with his heart. He wished he could do the ...