Chapter 548: Calm Before the Storm

It was all laughter when we returned to the beach again, the thrill of the battle still coursing through our veins and giving us that addictive adrenaline fueled high that felt so damn good as we continued to move around.

Paired with the joking and poking fun of each other, it only made each of us more and more giddy as we stepped onto the sand, where the Marquess and Cali sat across from one another, a chess set between them as they passed the time by talking.

Hearing us return, they looked up and stared at us for a moment before going back to their chess match, the two in deep contemplations as they tried to outwit and outmaneuver the other in one of the best strategy games ever made, all while they - of course - discussed anything sexual.

Jahi handed me one of the fish that we had begun to stockpile inside a small pool we built on the beach, which kept it fresh despite having been caught earlier this morning by her and the Djinn.