Chapter 13
Lying in that lonely bed in her own room all night just made Martha feel colder on the inside, despite the extra blanket.
At no point did she actually sleep. She stared out her window toward the Intracoastal and expensive homes and condo buildings near the inlet.
Everything was so beautiful outside. The moon was almost full and reflected over the water; it illuminated the black ocean and every so often so she saw swells in the distance.
But she had no one to share the beauty with.
Jordan had been a huge mistake and she’d let her curiosity and lust confuse everything.
In the morning the sun blossomed, as if from the ocean itself, and it lit up her room so much she didn’t need electricity, though she was still cold and her choices kept making her eyes water now.
Once she’d
