Nightmare

Cadence shot straight up off of the hammock she’d been dosing on and nearly flipped it over. If Aaron hadn’t been awake and alert, they may have both ended up in the sand.

“Cadence? Are you all right?”

Despite the fact that she was lounging on the beach during the hottest part of the day, and the tropical sun was almost right above her, goosebumps covered her arms, and the hairs on the back of her neck were standing on end. “I don’t think so.”

“What’s the matter?” Without rolling the hammock, he managed to sit up, too, so he could look her in the eyes.

“I just had the craziest dream I’ve ever had in my entire life. And that’s saying something.”

“I’ll say. What happened?” He tilted his sunglasses down so she could see his eyes, and there was nothing but concern within those clear blue orbs.

Cadence settled back, and Aaron did the same, keepin