She skimmed through the article that said Kian McCutcheon was still at large after escaping from prison three months ago. Then at the bottom of the page, was of course the same as always. A picture of her with hardly any clothes on from one of her campaigns and a few lines about her being his sister, and her scandalous past. Fuck. She didn’t need this. Not now. All these people on the island, she could have a chance of getting to know them for who she was and not for what happened to her brother. And she couldn’t even be safe from that on an island in the middle of the goddamn ocean.

She angrily tore the page out, crumpled it into a ball and threw it into the fire, then she picked up the next newspaper and found the same article there, repeating the procedure as if in a trance.

Paige Sobel

When Shane had gone to take a walk, although Paige worried about her being too mobile too soon, she had happily agreed to watch over Shay. He and Jared seemed to be getting along pretty great considering the trauma they had all faced just hours ago. Thank God for the small favor of bringing the two boys together, so near to the same age and so alike in interests.

Paige took what was left in the water bottle, poured it in her hand, and washed her face with it. Her concerns since the crash had been with her son, Shay, Shane, and even Tasha, the poor woman who had to endure having her leg set without the modern convenience of anesthetic. So distracted by everything, she’d forgotten to tend to her own wounds.

Dried, caked-on blood washed away from her face with a little scrubbing and the cool water worked wonders in easing her pounding headache. Aside from the cut on the side of her forehead there were countless bruises and small scrapes that would heal in their own time. It could have definitely been a lot worse. I could have… She shook her head. There was no sense in thinking about what could have happened. It was time to worry about what was happening. When would the rescue team come for them? How long would it take? Would their supplies last until then?…What the hell is Shane doing so close to the bonfire?