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Chapter 0547
Forfeit? Why in the world would Nicholas want me to back out of an event I had a good shot at winning? My face must have revealed my confusion and displeasure. His own features immediately softened, but his frown did not ebb. He lowered his voice even though we were far from the others. He must
Chapter 0548
“My castle!” Elva cried out. Bridget stopped walking. She looked down. She was standing over the carnage, the complete and total destruction of Elva’s sand castle under Bridget’s own feet. “Oops,” she said with a small laugh. “Sorry about that.” Elva looked at the scene with large, vulnerable
Chapter 0549
I turned and carried Elva toward the deck. Julian stayed behind, looking down at the mess that was once Elva’s castle. I had thought he would have followed me. I felt bad now. I should have said goodbye. But, hauling Elva around, I didn’t really want to go back and forth. Julian would understand
Chapter 0550
Elva glanced up at Veronica and her laughter stifled. “What’s wrong?” she asked. Veronica startled a little, then tried to smile again. It wasn’t as big as before. It barely twitched her lip, and certainly did not meet her eyes. “Nothing’s wrong,” Veronica said. “I’m glad you liked the trick.”
Chapter 0551
It was difficult to wait the hours needed for everyone else to have gone to sleep. I couldn’t stop thinking about Nicholas, and being in his arms again. A late night swim sounded dangerous but I trusted him to keep me safe. All I had to do was wait. Finally, after Elva was deeply asleep and the
Chapter 0552
By now my legs had resumed some basic functionality so I nodded. He released me and I stood on my own. Then he took my hand in his and clasped it. Side by side, we slowly waded into the water. The waves were mostly calm now. As the water reached our stomachs, the waves simply lifted and lowered us
Chapter 0553
The next morning, after dressing in my one piece swimsuit, I stood in front of the vanity in the bedroom, trying to decide how best to wear my hair, as to eliminate the most friction and increase my speed in the water. Swimmers, I knew, wore swim caps to cover their hair, but lacking that, I wasn’
Chapter 0554
I’d promised to be careful, and I would be. But I didn’t know how careful I could be when I was swimming out in the ocean, unable to fully take notice of my surroundings. To have a friend like Veronica, someone I trusted so implicitly, guarding my back, gave me relief without measure. “Thank you