Cadence shot straight up off of the hammock she’d been dosing on and nearly flipped it over. If Aaron hadn’t been awake and alert, they may have both ended up in the sand.

“Cadence? Are you all right?”

Despite the fact that she was lounging on the beach during the hottest part of the day, and the tropical sun was almost right above her, goosebumps covered her arms, and the hairs on the back of her neck were standing on end. “I don’t think so.”

“What’s the ...