Chapter Twenty-Two

The drive to the beach was quiet. Darius was on his phone most of the time. Astrid and Joaquin engaged in small talk, while Derek and Ki-woo still argued about who would be the best man at the wedding.

“We're here.” Darius announced as the van stopped. They all got out, Astrid looking confused. “I thought we were going to the beach?” She turned to Joaquin.

“Yes. We're going to take speed boats to get to the private island.” Joaquin explained to her.

“Private island?” Astrid asked as they walked down the concrete stairs leading to the sea before them.

“Private island.” Joaquin nodded to confirm it.

And just as Joaquin had said, they were split up in three speed boats. Astrid nervously looked out to the body of water as the boats started.

She wasn't so sure about wearing a bikini anymore. She had thought that they would be out on a normal beach, where people would be. Now, she would be on a private island with just Darius and his friends.

The closer they got to the island, the mor