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Chapter 1

Lindsey

I stare out theofthe waves steal more of the sand The darkness of the stor that today is going to suck The bad weather and the lack of sleep I got last night are the

Already I’ve made a mistake This is supposed to be a beautiful retreat and noe’re going to be sed by a hurricane I really hope the weather reports are right about it blowing over quickly

“A little rain never hurt anyone” I jerk around to see Mary standing in the living room of my suite as if she appeared out of thin air She has an odd way of doing that, and I haven’t decided if I like it or not

“It’s six in theback to looking out theShe’s already dressed and ready to go with her short gray hair styled perfectly and her makeup flawless She makes it all look so effortless, and I think of s

“I knew you’d be up You needher walk over to the phone and call down for breakfast

I do need her, and that feeling is foreign to me Normally it’s everyone else that needs uide everyone Ever since Darian was finally recognized for his talents and his career took off, we’ve all been in the lap of luxury Then suddenly I was thrown into a situation I wasn’t prepared for

I have no fucking clue what I’, and that’s been the story of er scale, and I’m anxious When I’ This job, however, affects thousands of other people and could potentially affect millions more

My stoht I should get out of here and call my brother and tell him I can’t do this

Thunder boohts I couldn’t leave this place even if I wanted to The storm reminds me it’s too late and I’m stuck