Chapter 61

As we got out into an open space, my jaw dropped open for the millionth time tonight. We were on the beach. It wasn’t littered with trash or anything. It was clean with pure white sand. Several dunes were seen here and there. The vast ocean opened in front of me, the waves slapping against the shore, and the light of the moon glittering on the dark water was just so breathtaking. Lined across the far end of the beech were posts, light at the top so you could see at night. There was no one here, but the two of us. I don’t know what it did, but I felt at peace for once in a long time. Being at the beach was a once in a lifetime chance for me. I came here like only three times a year because it was just too far. “It’s the pack’s own,” Galam said, reading my mind. “It’s a private beach just to get away from all the stress and hard work that’s been put on us lately.” “It’s beautiful,” I whispered, still observing the beach in awe. “Not as beautiful as you,” Galam whispered, mainly to himsel