Lost at Sea by A.E. Radley

Author:A.E. Radley [Radley, A.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Heartsome Publishing
Published: 2019-09-08T16:00:00+00:00

The Perfect Amount

Annie picked up the high heels and looked at the strappy buckle. She frowned and held it up to the light.

“Damn,” she mumbled.

She called Elvin.

In the few days she’d been on board, she’d changed from being an independent woman to calling her stateroom attendant at the drop of a hat. Elvin was fast becoming her best friend. He was sweet, funny, always smiling, and eager to help. And Annie needed help.

“Yes, Miss Serena?”

“Elvin, do you know how I could get a pair of shoes fixed on the ship? One of the buckles is broken.”

“I will come and have a look, one moment.”

She hung up the phone and put the broken shoe on the desk for when he arrived. She looked at her reflection and grimaced. Her hair was all over the place. The wind and the sea air had caused it to curl more than usual, and she didn’t have time for the ninety-minute long production of washing and styling it.

Hopefully, she would do as is.

Elvin knocked on the door, and Annie opened it with a pout. “My shoe’s broken.” She held it out for him to look at.

“We can fix this. You want it for tonight?” he asked.

She hadn’t thought it was possible to fix so quickly and had been planning to use one of Serena’s instead. But the shoe was perfect for her outfit, and it fit her properly, unlike Serena’s too-tight heels.

“Um, if that would be possible?”

“Sure.” Elvin grinned. “I’ll be back soon.”

She didn’t get a chance to say anything else; he was already hurrying off. She chuckled and closed the door, wondering what on earth she had done in the dark days before Elvin.

She returned to the mirror, smoothing out her dress. It was floor-length and tight. Very tight. It left nothing to the imagination. Annie bit her lip. It was classy but definitely a little risqué.

She’d noticed Caroline’s lingering looks and hoped that she’d appreciate the dress.

The familiar sinking feeling started in her stomach. It was guilt, pure and simple. She hated lying to Caroline but couldn’t pull herself away from the incredible woman. In fact, she’d given up trying.

She’d made a deal with herself: she could spend time with Caroline as long as she didn’t speak about Serena. That way the lies were kept to a minimum. As long as they stuck to light and breezy topics, with no specifics, she wouldn’t be lying too much. They were just enjoying each other’s company and having fun.

It didn’t sit well with her, but it was the best she could do. Coming out and telling Caroline everything was just too risky. Caroline would be duty-bound to chuck Annie off Fortuna and essentially send her to her death.

Diego no doubt had private investigators searching for her. Any sniff of her appearing on a news report somewhere, and they’d descend on her like a pack of hyenas.

She walked into the bathroom and fussed with her hair. Serena obviously didn’t have the same hair type as Annie and had none of the smoothing products that Annie relied on.

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