ALF STOOD BENEATH A coconut tree and watched her. She looked so tired, so unhappy as she stared out at the frothy waves on the beach. He’d tried to get her to eat something but she said she was too tired. A hot shower seemed to pull some of the achiness from her limbs, but the shadows of everything they’d endured in the rainforest still showed in a tightness around her eyes and lips.
That just wasn’t acceptable. They were getting married soon. He couldn’t let the past couple of days ruin the most important experience of their lives.
He strode across the warm sand, his feet sinking pleasantly into the coarse granules as he walked. A soft breeze caressed them, sending a silky tendril of black hair dancing around her head. The dress she wore was one of his favorites, just sheer enough to sh
