Waking up to my sin
"My boat, The Sinful Queen, is fueled and waiting at Pier 4. Once we hit open water, the Council’s jurisdiction ends. They can’t touch us in international waters."
"And Betty?" I asked, watching the salt spray hit the windshield. "You think she’ll just let us sail away with her 'retirement fund'?"
Malakai’s jaw tightened. "Betty is a scavenger. She only bites when she thinks her prey is weak. She’s about to find out I’m the strongest I’ve ever been because I have you."
We screeched into the industrial shipyard, the towering cranes looking like skeletons against the moonlight. The fog was rolling in thick, tasting of salt and oil. Malakai killed the lights and rolled the SUV behind a stack