Chapter 35Ascension Island
Lorna had surveyed the building diligently, desperately seeking a way to escape. Everywhere she looked presented only two options; the helicopter pad or the small bay, both equally difficult. The house itself was a marvel of engineering with vast amounts of glass and steel set into solid rock, which meant there was no way out the back. It was in essence a hi-tech prison.
Her mind returned reluctantly to the devastating news Giovanni had given her. It had turned her whole world upside down. It was hard to decide which was worse, being married to that creep, or her father’s betrayal. Forced to think about it and with the benefit of hindsight she did recall the trip. When just eighteen years of age she had imbibed her first serious amount of alcohol and had been v
