Yngrid braced herself, hands planted firmly behind her. “Stay back! I’m the eldest daughter of the Brooks family and the daughter-in-law of the Santos family. If you dare lay a finger on me, I—”

Before she could finish, Emerald grabbed a fistful of sand and shoved it into her mouth. “You talk too much.”

Yngrid’s eyes widened in shock. Did she just—?!

Emerald smirked. “I don’t care who you are. What, you think I have something to lose? What exactly am I supposed to be afraid of?”

Without another word, she yanked Yngrid up by the wrist and dragged her toward the shoreline.

Yngrid’s designer shoes slipped off, her expensive...