Unless the person knew her and wanted to set her up. Serena sobered up in an instant.

After taking the warm towel from the maid, she asked, "Other than the villas, is there anywhere else on the island someone could hide?"

"There's a storage street behind the villas, and a row of cottages along the coast," the maid replied, gesturing in that direction.

"There's not much of a view at night, but a few guests are staying there. All the rooms are registered."

Serena narrowed her eyes. The creep might have been one of the guests.

But as the host, Hugh couldn't just barge into occupied rooms. That would only offend people.

She wasn't about to put him in that position either. So she turned back to the maid. "Do you have the guest list?"

"Yes, right away." The maid rushed off to get the name list.

If she couldn't search the cottages directly, she'd at least see if anyone with a grudge against her was on that list.

Most of the names meant nothing to her-until one near the bottom: Cole. There was a note scribbled next to it.

"Summoned'? What does that mean?"

usually keep watch and make

timestamp. It was almost exactly when that scream had echoed

maids hesitated

"Do you need

shaking their heads.

her. "You don't need my permission to look

birthday

show is setup behind those cottages-it's supposed to be a surprise. They were just worried that you'd see it

of a sparkling

away the last

now that you've told me, the surprise is kind of ruined

it?" Hugh said,

track down the creep herself-whoever was, whatever his

dark sky

and bright, turning night into

Serena froze.

"You should really keep an eye

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