Chapter 4

I stared at Brady as he pulled to a stop in front of the portcullis. Okay it was just an ordinary front door. “A little beach bungalow?”

“Well.” Brady grinned as he got out of the car. “There are amazing views of the ocean. Come check them out.”

When I managed to get out of the car with some kind of grace, I followed him. He was making his way toward the side of the house, facing the west. He had long legs, and it was a little hard to keep up when he wanted to go fast, I noticed.

The castle was on a hill that overlooked the ocean, and below that some kind of fruit orchard. Maybe orange trees. Looked like citrus. It was hard to see, as it was getting a lot darker.

“It’s not that easy to see at night, I guess,” Brady said. “But during the day you can see for miles. I sometimes take a chair out here and watch the sailboats and surfers.” He sighed. “Not that I get a lot of free time.”

“Show’s on summer hiatus, right?”