TAINTED HEARTS 51
Chapter 51 They all started drinking. We had just finished eating and had just joined them in the circular spot they made. It was already dark, with only a faint glow left from the setting sun. Laughter and the sound of waves filled the air, while the fire in the middle crackled as it devoured the wood. I looked at Creed and saw him watching Lennox, who was surrounded by women—including his sister, Via. “Come here, man!” Al called out when he saw Creed looking for a place to sit. “It seems like you can’t talk to your best friend right now,” Al remarked once we sat down. I stared at the fire in front of me, watching as it quickly dried the wood. It was beautiful — the way the flames licked the logs and made that soft crackling sound. The fire was in the center, and Lennox sat across fr
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