Shhh, the waves whispered as they lapped onto the shoreline. The wind whistled through the leaves of the outside tree's as if it were telling a secret.
Alex Rider lay silently in the bed. He focused his hearing on the sound of the water and closed his eyes in an attempt to sleep. He opened his eyes as he heard the soft padding of rain hitting the hard concrete along the boardwalk, gradually getting louder. He ran a hand through shaggy blonde hair and sighed frustrated. Through the open French doors that led out onto the small balcony he could hear the rain hitting the ground loudly and sharply...
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