Re-l heard him from the water's edge, but she didn't reply immediately. She finished brushing the blue colour across her eyes, snapped her compact shut, tucked it into her waistband and stood up. She walked slowly back to Gabriel and looked down at him.

"Even if you were the most handsome man I'd ever met," she said, not adding and you aren't, "did you think I would be glad that you slept next to me without my permission?"

Her cold tone and her icy disdain were ruined somewhat by a loud gurgle from her stomach. She hadn't eaten now in over twenty-four hours. She bit her lip and turned away, forcing herself to accept and ignore the unpleasant sensation.