Kylie was busy below deck. Like a child, she was playing with the Barbie dolls that Stephen had provided for her. She set her favorite doll down for a moment to show Stephen a maid’s outfit that she’d found. “What do you think about this?” she wondered.

Stephen smiled. “It’s nice,” he replied absently, “but I like the princess dress better.”

They had been playing dress-up when Ethan had called earlier. Stephen and William had only been talking for a few moments when Kylie had called him. The princess dress that she had been trying to put on the doll had stuck in the middle, and she’d called him to...