The Island Hideaway by Elana Johnson

Author:Elana Johnson [Johnson, Elana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Elana Johnson

Chapter Thirteen

Zara cuddled into Noah’s side as the sun sank lower and lower into the ocean. The wind really whipped out here, and she was glad she’d grabbed a hoodie from her bedroom before they’d left. At least her hair wasn’t flying out of control this time.

She’d decided to start with a text to Krisha, just to see what the family’s plans were in the near future. That had turned into quite the texting marathon, and finally Zara shoved her phone in her pocket.

“Krisha knows something’s afoot.”

Noah burst out laughing, the sound joyful and his chest vibrating with the strength of it. “Afoot?” He snorted as he started laughing again, and that got Zara laughing too.

He kneaded her closer, and she thought back over the past few weeks in the mansion with him. She’d been terrified that Petra—his mother—would ask for her money back. But she’d never asked if Noah had met the house sitter or not. She’d never asked if Zara had run into Noah.

Of course, he hadn’t told them about her yet. Every time she thought about that, her chest pinched a little. But he’d explained why, and she didn’t want him to be dragged halfway around the world by royal security. Or give back her house-sitting fee.

He’d made every phone call in private, either while she was at work or behind his closed bedroom door. But she believed everything he reported to her. Apparently it was a much bigger deal for him to leave the country than either of them had thought.

The longer the drama dragged on, the more remote the possibility seemed that Noah would be able to move here. He’d said he’d start looking for a place of his own on the island, as his parents still visited Getaway Bay a couple of times a year. He thought that might sway them to allow him to relocate permanently.

To her knowledge, he had not looked for a place of his own, but she didn’t care. If she thought the house was huge with him and Boomer there, she couldn’t imagine how it would feel if they weren’t.

“What else did she say?” Noah asked, bringing Zara back to this moment on the beach. This sunset. This breath. Zara spent so much time thinking about tomorrow—her next show. Her next paycheck. Her next boyfriend.

As she’d gotten to know Noah over the past month, she’d realized that she wasn’t living right now. And she wanted to change that.

“She said she thinks everyone will be at the restaurant tomorrow. As far as she knows, all the sisters are scheduled to work, and Mom and Dad eat there ninety-nine percent of the time.”

“So we can go.”

Zara drew in a deep breath, admiring the pink and purple among the gold and navy in the sky. “Yes,” she said. “We can go tomorrow.” She just wished she didn’t feel like she was marching Noah up the side of a volcano and sacrificing him to the gods.

It’s not that bad, she told herself. Her sisters would be nice, at least.

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