Chapter 45 : From Sea to Land

Eden's POV

"Trouble sleeping?"

Carol perches on one of the chairs at the dining room table while I have my legs kicked up on the bench, pressed to the bay window that overlooks the river. I can see her through the reflection of the window, adjusting her silk robe and folding her well-manicured hands out before her.

"Yeah," I admit, though everyone knows it already. "Just got tired of lying there, I guess."

"That's understandable," Carol hums. "How about I make some tea and we talk?"

I sulk at the thought. She catches it.

"Well, I'll make tea and we won't talk. Sound good?"

I blush but eventually nod long after she is already preparing water to boil over the stovetop. I sit back, eyeing the dark horizon and seeing it absent from the boat that was surrounded by police and coast guard and other boats with red and blue lights.

They finally towed the Donahue yacht from hell out of the water after a fishing boat passed by and saw blood draining down the stern. It's been on ev