Chapter Three
Sean McDonough’s research team setup camp on the shores of Pearl Island, at a location that looked out across a blue/green sea toward Reef Island. Coral Island was further in the distance. The fourth isle—hidden from view by the larger Reef—Damage Island, was named by the expedition party five years before, after a violent storm destroyed their camp, valuable equipment and experiments. Sean would not be using Damage for experimentation again—Damage Island is cursed. The minute you step on its beach, the elements turn against you. Yet, Lauren Elliot had her eye on that tropical shore from the moment her eyes first caught a glimpse of the thick vegetation. The entire team toured the area by boat the day they arrived, skirting the islands on a cloudless blue-sky day. The sights
