Caleb stretched his arms above his head and lingered a while longer at the window, watching the light bleed out of the sky. Only when the Darkness had settled in completely did he finally turn and head back toward his room. By now there was no point hoping for another treasure chest. He had already pressed his luck enough today, and the corridors were quiet in that heavy way that told him everyone else had turned in for the night.He had barely reached his own door when his feet stopped dead and the expression on his face froze, as if he had just walked in on something he had no business seeing.There, sitting on his bed, was a girl.It was Sophie herself.She wore a blue gymnastics skirt that left her long, pale legs bare from the hip down, with a pair of white stockings starting at her knees and running all the way to her bare feet. His gaze drifted upward, and his pupils blew wide open. Her upper body was covered by nothing more than a white sports bra, which

The massive boar gave a sudden, violent shudder, clearly startled by the voice that had come out of nowhere.The boar had only just started turning its head to see what was behind it when an axe came swinging straight into its face.It let out a deafening roar, followed almost immediately by a shriek that sounded like a slaughtered pig as it staggered and slowly toppled onto its side among the trees."Serves you right. Peeping on my woman, you picked the wrong day to be born." Caleb Mercer grumbled the words under his breath, then bent down, seized one of the dead animal's hind legs, and hoisted it onto his shoulder as easily as if he were picking up a bag of rice.Sylvia Hale stood frozen where she was, her mind struggling to catch up with what her eyes had just told her.A wild boar weighing easily two hundred pounds had just been lifted off the ground by Caleb with one arm. What kind of human being had that sort of strength? No wonder she had never once m

Keira Quinn stepped to the edge of the boat and peered over the side, then shook her head. "The salt concentration in this stretch of water is far too high. Most fish can't survive in it at all.""It's ocean water, sure, but honestly it looks more like the Saltwater Sea."Hearing that there might not be any fish in these waters, Caleb Mercer felt a stab of disappointment and wondered whether the entire trip had been a waste of time."Forget it. If there aren't any fish, we might as well head back. There's a dense forest farther inland, with a huge mountain rising in the middle of it. Who knows, maybe we'll find some kind of animal up there.""It'll be a good chance to catch something, and while we're at it, we can see what else this island has to offer.""There's no need to rush." Keira slowly rose to her feet and gave him a faint smile. "We're already here, so let's do something else first.""What exactly did you have in mind?" Caleb turned his head in