Page 60 of Wild Tempest

"You're going to think I'm nuts..."

"I already do.”

"Funny," she quipped. "But I'm serious. I had a dream last night."

"What kind of dream?”

"Not that kind of dream. Get your mind out of the gutter.”

"Now, when has my mind ever been in the gutter?"

"Does it ever get out?"

I feigned an offended sigh. "So tell me about this dream."

"Have you looked at all of the footage from Whistler Cay?”

"We found a ton of action cameras around the island. I haven't had time to go through all of the footage. Denise said she would start combing through it.”

"I dreamt there was another camera on the island. In my dream, it had footage of something that could solve the crime."

"Right now, we can't even prove there was a crime. We have no bodies. The evidence is all circumstantial.”

"You should go back out there and look around."

"Where?”

"I'm not sure.”

"That's helpful,” I teased.

"I'm doing the best I can. Sometimes these things just come to me. I can't control them or ask for clarification.” She paused. "In my dream, you found something in a field of high grass." She processed it for a moment. “I don’t know. You're looking for something.”

"Am I?” I said dryly.

"Yes, you are. If you go back out there.”

"How about you go with us?”

36

The engines howled, and the Raptor carved through the swells. Mists of saltwater sprayed, and the moon glowed overhead. It had rained for a little while, but it fizzled out. The clouds had parted, and glimpses of the glowing orb shone through.

I piloted the boat out to Whistler Cay, and Teagan rode with me. Jack stayed on the Avventura recuperating. I told him we were just going out to pick up evidence.

Teagan asked more questions, and I told her all about our adventure, shouting over the wind and engine noise.

It had turned out to be a nice evening. I pulled into the bay and navigated into the shallows. I ran the plastic boat aground, then hopped out and helped Teagan ashore.

I said to the teal-eyed beauty, "This is your idea. Lead the way."

"I don't know where I'm going."

I gave her a flat look. "You dragged me all the way out here."

"I didn't drag you anywhere," she sassed in an adorable way.

I rolled my eyes and led her up the trail through the underbrush. We ducked under branches and crunched over fallen leaves. The mosquitoes swarmed, but we had slathered on bug spray before we set out.