Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess

Josefina wasn't exactly unwilling to answer the call. She was afraid to. She hadn't even reached Rose Bay Island, much less shed her disguise. How could she

possibly pick up?

Tapping away on her phone, she sent a quick message: [Dining with a client. I'll call you back in a bit.]

[What are you having? Snap a pic for me.]

Josefina replied, [Client's still here, not cool to take pics. I'll get in touch soon.]

As Josefina lowered her head to text, Hayden quipped with a chuckle, "Rosa, chatting with your boyfriend, huh? Is he as dashing as Hellfire, though?"

Josefina glanced up, "You've seen what's under his mask?"

"Of course, but that was back when he was just a lad. Years have passed, but with his genes, he won't have lost his charm. He's surely just as handsome as ever."

at the azure sea, "Handsome or not, he's not

the sea breeze carrying the tang of salt, a familiar sensation that wrapped around

on the island? You'd be taken care of. You are

stay put for now. Why don't you come with me to Westwood? After all these years at sea, don't you yearn for

noisy crowds and too many hassles.

choice. She probed further, "The masked island chief, who is he?

you have met

was stunned, "When have

you were eleven, the first time I saw you. You and your mentor came by boat, attacked by pirates. You fell overboard and he was the one who pulled you out. You couldn't swim. It

stopped abruptly. Why on earth

hadn't worn a mask, a handsome youth with exceptional abilities, quite a match

dared not speak further, and Josefina was utterly dumbfounded. She had no memory of this event. Not

don't remember that. I know about encountering pirates, but I don't know about this. Artificial respiration?