TWENTY-ONE
"Xan!"
She bolted out of the main building, then skidded to a halt at the sight of him. "What in Hell are you doing here? You should be halfway to Broome by now!"
"This is my f*****g island," Jason spat. "I live here. What kind of bullshit story did you spin to the pilot to get him to take me to Broome? Said I'd hurt some girl? I never hurt a single f*****g girl in my life!" He glared at her. "Good thing, too. 'Cause if you were a man, I'd deck you right here and now." He was so furious, he f*****g meant it, too.
Xan looked like she wanted to take a step back, but she didn't. "Oh yeah? What about Miss Chastity, your little girl friend? The one you almost drowned this afternoon?"
"What the f**k are you on about? I barely touched her!"
Xan straightened with a righteous snif
