Chapter 4
The sun hadn’t started its ascent into the horizon yet as Cami stood in front of the ocean, stretching her arms and legs before an early morning run. It was her favorite time of day. The beach was free of the tourists that would overcrowd the sands in a few short hours; the only sounds were the waves crashing on the shoreline and the seagulls cawing overhead.
She was lucky if she got more than four and a half hours of sleep a night, but on days like this, with the air thick with salt and still cool with the slight breeze coming off the Atlantic, it was worth it.
With one last stretch, she took off, slowly at first, allowing her body to wake up. Each step she propelled herself a little faster until she was at a comfortable speed. Her hair bounced in its ponytail, her lungs pump
