After hearing my words, Kayla looked away in embarrassment, while Lauren and the others shot me contemptuous looks.
I could tell they had already written me off as some opportunistic jerk trying to take advantage of their desperate situation.
"You don't even have a place to stay, let alone any supplies to trade," I told them. "We're better off looking after ourselves."
With that, I walked away with Julia.
Despite their beauty, I had no desire to spend any more time with them than necessary.
Except for Kayla, who had some survival skills, the others would only slow us down. Lauren was lazy, Tanya was too timid, and Mina couldn't do any work in her long dress.
They would just be a liability to our survival on the island.
***
Back at our small cave, I began planning for the long haul.
