Losing You (Finding You Series Book 2) Read Free Page B

choice.
    Against any control I had, consciousness washed in and out as I lay down in a heap waiting for my destiny to be chosen, hoping that when the black found me the shark wouldn’t strike.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter Three
     
     
    Kyle
     
    Sapphire Island was gearing up for the holiday influx. July was busy tourist-wise and there was much preparation, maintenance, cleaning, and repairs to undertake for the arrival of around one hundred guests.
    I was on location, getting makeup done, wondering why Dakota hadn’t called me yet. She left yesterday and would have well and truly reached New York. In fact, she’d be on her connecting flight to Australia.
    Maybe her cell had run out of power. Still, I couldn’t help but worry as I tried to ignore the niggling ache in my gut. I needed to hear her voice and know that she was okay. I was missing her dreadfully. Already, she seemed so far away.
    I jumped slightly when I heard, “Hey Kyle! Mind if I have a word?”
    Turning, I discovered Hayden had quietly walked up and stood about a foot away.
    “Hi, Hayden. What brings you down here? We hardly ever see you out of the kitchen. Did Ramah give you the day off for good behavior?” I joked, trying to crack a smile through his somber expression. When it failed to, I became quiet. “What’s up?”
    Hayden’s neck bulged as he seemed to swallow hard and take a deep breath. “I think you’d better come over here with me. Can I borrow him for a minute?” He looked at Franny, who was doing my makeup today.
    Confusion washed over me. What would Hayden want and why would he drive over here to tell me something? A vise clamped in my chest.
    “Sure,” Franny answered, allowing me to stand up and go somewhere more private with Hayden. I didn’t like the feel of where this was heading.
    Once we were away from prying eyes and out of earshot we stopped and I watched Hayden grab the back of his neck and sigh out again. He looked distraught, which only further intensified my anxiety.
    “There’s no easy way to say this so I may as well get it over with and just come out and say it. Ahh, there’s been an accident, Kyle.”
    My legs nearly gave out at those four important words I tried to focus on. There’s been an accident.
    My heart rate ratcheted up several notches as a million scenarios played out in my mind. “What’s happened? Tell me!” I shouted, unable to control myself. “Is it my family? Has someone been hurt?”
    Fuck! I’ll die if my mom or dad have been hurt. It must be pretty damn serious because Hayden couldn’t look me in the eye as he spoke.
    “There’s been a plane crash. I’ve just spoken to the police. Apparently, the pilot lost control. The tower noticed the plane disappear from the radar and assumed when it didn’t reach New York that it had crashed. He was correct. The air/sea rescue has scoured the crash site for survivors but hasn’t found anyone alive. Not much was left of the plane. The fuel ignited on impact. It doesn’t look good, I’m afraid.”
    I felt like I’d been soccer punched. The wind was knocked out of me. For the longest second my mind struggled to catch up with my ears. The words on Hayden’s lips sounded as if they were being spoken to someone else. This wasn’t my conversation. These kinds of things didn’t happen to me.
    “I’m sorry. I’m still in shock. We’ve never had a plane go down before from the island. It was only in the air around thirty minutes. I don’t know what to say.” Hayden looked devastated.
    A gentle squeeze of my shoulder did little to soften the blow as I sank to the ground.
    “Noooo! Oh God, no! She can’t be gone! She can’t be! There has to be some mistake! You’ve got the wrong flight. There’s a perfectly logical reason why she hasn’t called me. Her cell phone is dead and she can’t charge it. Yeah, that’s it. I’m sure you’re wrong!” I fought for some shred of hope. It had to all be a huge mistake.
    “I wish