By the time Morgan arrived home, she had decided she’d had enough of people for the day. It was time to spend some uninterrupted hours working on her books. Parking the bike by the shed, she walked to the house and entered her office through the courtyard. The courtyard was quickly becoming her favorite spot outside. Although she was pulled to the ocean constantly, she didn"t always find the tranquility and calmness that she did in the garden. Plus, there was the added benefit of having constant entertainment. Her aunt had given shelter to a colony of peacocks, and they made their home on the other side of the gate that connected her garden to the public gardens.
But the gate didn"t detour the peacocks from wandering into her courtyard. They would sit in the trees or on the wall, or strid
