Page 60 of Lost Treasure
Hara felt thecuriosity of her mates, and she kept Amby outside. “That is quitethe itinerary.”
“I think Forddesigned it because of my tattoo. Or whatever it is.”
Hara paused.“You have a tattoo?”
“Yeah, it’sreally weird. Butterflies, a manta ray, and a waterfall. It’s likesomeone was drunk and put it together.”
Hara blinked.“Oh, right. Well, don’t mention this to the guys. They might knowthe ray and try and hook you up.” She paused. “Unless that’s whatyou want.”
“Well, I am acrappy swimmer, so unlikely to be the focus. Now, how are youdoing?”
“Honestly, itwas a rocky start, but now we work together pretty well. My matesare... well, the darkest one is Narro, the burnished bronze tallone is Kekoa, and the omega is Alohi. Kekoa and Alohi are the royalcouple.”
“What are you,chopped liver?”
“No, I work fora living.”
They laughedtogether, and Amby came inside to meet the rest of the TreasurePack. When that was done, the camera was set up, and interviewsstarted. Amby was great and very natural in front of thecamera.
After Kekoa hadtalked lovingly about his islands and the possibilities therein,the dance instructor came in, and Amby was off to her first lesson.She had an itinerary, and no one would stop her.
Hara watched asAmby stood barefoot and mimicked Illu, the master instructor, asthey moved around to island music. Illu taught the stories with themovements and urged Amby to remove a layer or two of clothing.
Amby sighed andpulled off her tee and then her tank top. The rigid sports bra wasall that was left on her top, and Hara held her breath as the danceinstruction resumed and Amby slowly turned.
Hara held inher gasp. The butterflies were vivid and flying diagonally from hipto shoulder. The manta rose from her hips, and from right shoulderto mid-back, there was a tumbling waterfall with a glitteringcascade. It was vibrancy and colour, and you would have to be blindto miss it.
Illu said,“That is quite the tattoo.”
“Isn’t it? I amstill getting used to it.”
“What do themotifs mean?”
Amby looked atHara. “I am sure I will find out eventually. All right, back to thetorture.”
Amby’s armsmoved with incredible grace, her bare feet slid, and her hipsrocked.
Illu said, “Youhave to move your hips. Come on, a pretty girl like you must havehad her hips rocked a time or two.”
Amby shook herhead. “No, but I am working on it.”
Hara watchedher learn to dance as the first challenge for her time on theisland. When Illu called an end to the hour, Amby stretched and gother camouflage back on.
Hara asked,“Can you come to the palace for dinner?”
“No. I am hereto have five days in the tourist area, but after that, I can comefor a day or so until you get tired of me. Then, it is off to thenext islands.” Amby turned off her equipment and got things backinto her pack. “Tonight, it is quick food and then some nightmarket and then bed. Tomorrow, I climb that waterfall.”
“Seriously? Wecan do that here?”
Illu smiled asshe made notes. “We were adventure tourism before folks realizedthat we were sex-positive. Then, all bets were off, and more folksshowed up here to get their backs blown out than you could imagine.We have a ridiculously high alpha population. I am not complaining.I have a set of my own that I tried out first.”
Hara coveredher mouth.
Illu winked. “Iam old, not dead. But frankly, alphas are good at making money,defense, and sex. May as well let them feel useful.”
Amby chuckled.“Well said. I am on my way to my assigned quarters.”
Illu asked,“Where are you sleeping?”