bobbed precariously

k, her eyes fixed on the *Serenit

with every stroke of th

a green smudge on the hori

he?" Mom whispered

nds from the tool room...

rave, stup

sun beat down mercilessl

esolving into a palm-fringed beach, a sp

igure emerge from the villa, tall

outing, my voice hoarse

d running towards th

the raft when we reached

Mom sobbed, collap

pable, looked shocked. His eyes scanned our

od's name happened? Wher

or support. "They took the yacht. Mike... Mike

rdened. "David call

od ran

jealous of Chloe's birthday attention. He said you took off in th

elief choking me. "Wh

even put her on the phone. She sounded... upse

rse. The mast

We were alone!" I held out my hand, showing him the heavy dia

after a particularly nasty argument with David about finances, that if s

nger, flickered. He looked at Mom, truly looked at

t like you, Sarah. You've always had everything, he said

elieving David.

d my ass off for. The one David and Uncle Ben had pressur

a fresh wave of fury and despair. "The one you wanted me to

red with the ingrained loyalty to his old friend, David, and the

ing towards his own powerful speedboat m

. But it felt as