CHAPTER NINE
Flynn heard the cry of gulls and the thunder of the ocean’s surf. Then he saw the gray water and the puffs of low clouds brushing the white-frothed tops of the waves. A woman was walking down the beach and the mist made it appear that she was somehow suspended over the sand, but then the mist tore free and the woman was walking on the sand again.
Coming closer, she picked up a stone and threw it over the water and watched it skip. At that instance, the sun burst over the mountain and its light streamed along the beach, l*****g the rocks and sand. A breaking wave thundered white on the beach and foamed around the woman's ankles. As she stood still, the water rolled back to the sea.
Her blond hair took on the rays of the sun and formed a halo. She came closer. He watched her
