His Beloved Bride by Holly Rayner

Author:Holly Rayner [Rayner, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Alyssa

It wasn't easy finding their little hut in the dark. They scrambled around for a bit, peering into the night. Once found, though, Alyssa sank down, collapsing onto the sand.

She didn't know how long she had been out in the jungle, but one thing was certain: this had been the longest day of her life.

Her muscles aching, and her head hurting even worse, she rolled back and lay down. The bright stars twinkled high above her, many more than she had ever seen. Not even camping in the mountains compared to this.

Ali was nearby, messing around in their supplies. Abruptly, he got up and walked for the water. A sharp curse made Alyssa sit up.

“What is it?” she asked in fear, imagining the glowing eyes of some kind of vicious beast emerging from the dark.

She didn't know what kind of beasts lived on this island, but she didn't need to. Just being surrounded by the unknown was enough to scare her to the core.

“I left some of the supplies over here,” Ali said. “And now they are gone.”

Alyssa's heart did a somersault. “Gone?” she asked. “Like, someone took them?”

“The tide,” Ali said.

Alyssa sighed in relief. The ocean was a lot less scary than the beast she had been imagining.

“What's missing?” Alyssa asked.

“Our water bottles. And some other food.”

“The water? Why did you leave it over there?”

“Because I was upset,” Ali snapped. “When I arrived from the jet and found you were not here, all I could think about was finding you. Happy?”

“You went to the jet?”

“Yes,” he said. “I went to fetch more supplies.”

Alyssa was almost impressed by his going out to the plane, but the attitude he was taking with her made her more aggravated than anything else.

“Of course I'm not happy,” she said. “I don't think I've ever been thirstier in my life.”

“At least we have the creek,” Ali pointed out.

“Yeah, but how are we going to find it in the night?”

“I’ll go,” Ali said.

Alyssa guffawed. “You'll get lost. No way can you find your way out there in the dark.”

Then, a thought occurred to her. “Our phones,” she said.

Alyssa reached for her purse, which she had put inside the shelter. She had barely thought of her phone since realizing there were no bars on this island, but they could use the flashlight app on it. That way, they would be able to find their way to the creek.

Alyssa pulled her phone from her purse and attempted to turn it on…but it wouldn't.

“It died,” she said in despair. “What about yours?”

“It, uh…I forgot it was in my pocket when we arrived.”

“What are you saying?” Alyssa asked, although she already knew exactly where he was going with this.

“It broke,” Ali said.

“Of course it did.” Alyssa dropped her phone back into her purse. “And mine is dead, so even if we did suddenly have cell service, it's not like that would make a difference.”

“I can feel for notches in the trees,” Ali said.

Alyssa didn't even bother trying to hide her laugh.

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