Chapter 4
Wills twisted on the satin sheets, inhaling the salt air that wafted in with the morning light. The woman next to him shifted to her side, surprising him. He had forgotten she was there. The ebony of the sheets blended with her hair, but contrasted with her skin’s saffron undertone. The swell of her breasts aroused him, even through his groggy consciousness. He reached over, then a call came through, chiming in his periphery with jarring flashes. Call from Meloi Ghio. He swung out of bed and walked out onto the balcony. Closed the glass partition.
His skin tingled with the warmth of Narara Island. A wide expanse of blue ocean lay beyond. He was far away from everything and everyone, and he had wanted to be as far away as possible when the news hit the media.
He answered the co
