Seventy-Six
Thursday, April 1, 9:27 P.M. CST
Tranquility Bay
With Tess and Nick settled with young Héctor, Eva and Thomas departed, but despite her exhaustion, Eva wasn’t quite ready for their evening to end. So, she agreed when Thomas suggested that they head over to Parrot Tree and take a walk around the lagoon. To Eva, the beautiful clear night was made more beautiful by the moments she’d just shared with him.
Wordlessly, the two walked over the bridge and onto the palm-covered embarcadero. The wind susurrated through the palm fronds, and the waves surged onto the rocks below the man-made barrier. In the churn of the whitecaps, the water glowed in the waning moon.
In the distance, Eva could see the lights of the Tesoro docked at the marina. The foreboding giant yacht served as a re
