Trapped

by Lucy Wild

  Walking around until I was facing the ocean, I found Joy and Laura waiting for me. My little girl threw her arms around my leg, clinging on for dear life. “Daddy!” she cried, grinning up at me. “We’ve been waiting for ever!”

  “Have you now?” I replied, kissing Joy before lifting Laura into my arms. “Well, we better head down and get you some dinner then, hadn’t we?”

  “Not yet,” Joy said, holding onto the two of us. Let’s just stay here for a minute first. It’s been a long time since I’ve looked at this view.”

  All we could see was ocean stretching far to the horizon where a single enormous boat chugged slowly along. I held onto both of them, feeling the happiest I had ever been.

  “Whose island is this?” Laura asked, looking down at the ground below us.

  “It’s yours,” I replied.

  “Like in the Famous Five,” Joy added.

  “What’s Famous Five?”

  “They’re in books. I’ll read them to you some day.”

  “Is this really my island?”

  “Well, technically it’s all of ours, but-” she lowered her voice to a conspiratorial whisper, “-it’s mostly yours.”

  “Yay!” Laura said, squirming down to the ground. “Then let’s build a castle here.”

  “Will a sandcastle do?” I asked as we headed for the stairs.

  “I guess so,” she replied, and together we descended down to the ground floor. Once there, I gathered up the bucket and spade from their hiding place under the sink and we made our way down to the beach. There was hard work ahead, making a castle strong enough to withstand the incoming tide.

  Eventually, the waves took over despite our efforts. The castle was demolished by the inexorable approach of the water but none of us minded. By then, we were too busy eating our dinner together, the outside world forgotten. Me, and my family, all snuggled together. I wanted for nothing else. I never would again.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Lucy Wild is a contemporary romance author. She started out writing historical spanking stories before moving to contemporary romances. She has also written a thriller, Missing Piece, under the author name Emma Snow. She lives in Yorkshire with her partner and their border collie in a house full of books, sweets and more books.

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  Obedience

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