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➷ Declan leaned over the railings, bitterness clinging to him like a second skin. He was supposed to be celebrating – one year of retirement from the navy fleet. But really, it was a year of dashed hopes. A year since he'd retired with the goal of finding love, a goal that remained stubbornly out of reach. As the celebratory din washed over him, a movement in the water caught his eye...

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