Lily

BOOM.

There was a massive explosion somewhere on the ship. Every glass pane in the spider terrariums rattled, and a couple cracked.

“What the hell?” Miranda said, and stumbled to her feet as the yacht began to tilt to one side.

After my initial shock from the blast, I watched Miranda’s face. She was reacting with more fear – in fact, with more emotion – than I’d ever seen her display before.

She looked back at me, her eyes wide with surprise.

After all the indignities the bitch had put me through, I couldn’t resist. “Guess my fiancé’s here,” I said, and gave her a little smile.