That there might have been a skull on the island? That a young couple was scrounging around, looking for something? So far, they havent done a thing thats illegal. And so far, you havent got anything at all to tell the police. Guess what? You need to get your nose out of it. You need to keep your mouth shut and pretend that you havent seen a single thing on this island.
You are threatening me.
Im not the threat! he protested angrily. But just maybe there is a threat out there.
Then we need to stop them. Now.
Theres this little thing called the law. You think you can just tie up Sandy and Brad and call the Coast Guard, and theyll arrest them for acting in what youve decided is a suspicious manner?
She felt herself flush. He was still holding her. She swallowed, strangely far more afraid now than she had been at any time before. Odd, it felt far too good, especially under the circumstances. She wanted to close her eyes. Lean against him. Let the moment go on. She loathed the concept of basic instinct, but she realized that she was feeling one right then. There was something so right about feeling his touch. She told herself it was just because she hadnt so much as dated in a very long time, but inside she knew it was because she had simply never felt anything so right.