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I gasped, my face suddenly on fire That story sounded really bad out of context

"Not funny, Blake," Kaidan said "Don’t hed and spun the Jet Ski around, spitting up water "Gotta catchtoo fast when Kaidan turned toHe frohen he sawthe ," he clarified

"Oh" I dropped one I haven’t had a chance to talk to you about it yet"

"Anna" He lifted ob, but I trust him as well"

I bit my lip and nodded After the way Kaidan reacted to the kiss with Kopano, I didn’t know if maybe it was because he was jealous by nature Guess not Only Kope ht, then?" he asked

"I don’t know I feel weird" I wrapped my arms around myself and looked out at the island for the first time Beside the dock was an untouched beach, wild and uninhabited I wanted to explore and appreciate this experience, but a sense of dread had settled into me after the call fro at the cabin where Zania lay

"Partly," I ad her so sick,I didn’t want her to feel abandoned when I returned to Georgia I wished she could coerous for all of us "It’s probably just knowing the Dukes are in California, even though I knoe’re far from thehed, going up onpeck could cause hiet that dreao play," I told him "I need to take a walk and clear rabbedfor you, so call out if you need anything"

We kissed again and he ran off I checked Zania one last time My hopes lifted when I saw she’d eaten a cracker and drunk a little water She was in a deep sleep now I tiptoed out, feeling better about exploring the mountainous terrain

The island held a prehistoric beauty virtually untouched by man The "beach" was a thin strip of murky sand and rocks, crowded by a jumble of plant life Different types of seabirds were everywhere, ruling the fragile ecosyste into the trees, which I assumed led to the house I could see built above on the cliffside

I didn’t want to take the chance of getting lost in the forest, so I decided to walk along the water instead

I wasn’t sure how long I’d been walking, but it ca on a rock His jeans were rolled up and small waves splashed his bare feet My heart beat a little faster when our eyes met and he patted the rock next to hied, not certain what to say I didn’t want to upset Kaidan by having ato Kope in sign, but I didn’t want any secrets between Kaidan andto hide

"How are you?" I asked Kope

"I alad for your happiness For too long you were sad"

We sat quietly looking out at the ocean, rough from constant blasts of sea wind