Page 46 of An Epic Voyage

“Where’s Jinger?”he asked when Van Houten stepped aboard.

He waved a hand.“Probably in her room, throwing one of her famous tantrums.”

“Is she on her way?”

“I haven’t talked to her, Griffin.”

Griffin’s jaw clenched.For his plan to work, everyone had to be on board.He put Packer in charge of standing guard to ensure no one left the boat, commandeered one of their carts, and slammed the pedal to the floor to return to the house and round up Jinger.Indigo and Jordy hadn’t boarded yet either.He needed to light a fire under all of them before they missed the darned boat.

One of the security agents was exiting the house when he pulled to a stop.“Hey, Griff.”

“Are all the island employees evacuated?”He had to yell to be heard over the warning, which played on a continuous loop.

“They are.”

“Good.Head to the dock.I’ll be there shortly.”

Bypassing the elevator, he took the steps three at a time and pounded on Jinger’s door.When she didn’t answer, he turned the handle.

“Jinger.”

“Go away.”

He found her lying in the fetal position on the bed, her eyes red and swollen from crying.He didn’t have time for her hysterics.

“Get up.We have to get to the yacht now.”

“Leave me here.Maybe I’ll die in the storm.”

Oh, good Lord.Griffin scooped her up.Her shriek almost punctured his eardrum.

“Hey, let go of me!”

“Hit me one more time and I will bind your hands,” he warned.

She stilled.“Fine.Put me down.I’ll walk.”

“If you try anything, there will be hell to pay.”

“Wait.Go back and get my luggage.I can’t leave without it.”

Seeing as how he’d never brought it to the house, no worries there.

“Let’s go.”

“But—”

He prodded her forward.They ran into Jordy, who was toting his bags down the steps.

“Where’s Indigo?”

Jordy’s eyes widened.“She’s not on the boat?”

“Not unless she’s there now.She wasn’t when I came to get you two.”A pang of unease washed over him.He hadn’t passed her on his way back to the house either.

“She left a little while ago to explore the island.”

What?Why would she go out when he’d cautioned her to listen for the warnings?She might not have heard them.Great.