9
‘Where’s the broad?’ Mitch was picking his fingernails with the tip of his K-Bar as he walked into the half-renovated room that passed for the resort’s office.
Alex swivelled in his chair and rocked back. He placed his hands behind his head and yawned. He was tired after last night’s party, but he also wanted to show Mitch he was relaxed about Jane’s presence and her movements on the island.
‘She took one of the sea kayaks out. I told her to stay on the leeward side of the island, as the water’s rough on the other side. Jose’s watching for her return.’
The airconditioner hummed above him and dripped water onto the bare concrete floor. Mitch nodded, satisfied at Alex’s ruse to keep Jane away from the other side of the island, where there was actually a sheltered harbour and jetty wher
