Serena Vale
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When my eyes fluttered open later in the day, it took a moment for me to remember where I was. The soft sheets beneath me weren’t mine or Lila’s. The sound of the waves over the balcony wasn’t something I usually woke up to.
That was when the memories started rushing in. The jet. The island. The two men I’d met less than twenty-four hours ago.
I looked at the digital clock on the nightstand. It was eleven in the morning. I sat up and stretched, rubbing my eyes as my phone lit up with a text.
It was from Ralph.
[Are you awake yet? If you are, we’re going down for breakfast in twenty minutes. Join us?]
I quickly replied. [I’ll be there]
I dragged myself out of bed and into the shower. The bathroom was so beautiful that I was tempted to stay in there for a long time bu
