Chapter 1
~*~ Gloria breathed in big huffs, spread out on the bed. Seneca did the same, spreading out as much as he could. “We really need to stop doing that when it’s this hot,” he huffed. “Agreed,” Gloria panted. The ceiling fan did its best to swirl the air of the room, but it didn’t do anything for the humidity. “I forgot how hot it could get. You’d think, I grew up in Sulani. I would know how hot things could get. But then we could always jump in the water to cool off,” “Summer is a gift here in Brindelton Bay, but it doesn’t feel like it. Why does it have to be so hot…” Gloria tilted her chin, a glint of humor in her eye. “It gets hotter in the summer because the planet tilts more towards the sun, making the days longer and adding more sunlight to the exposed surface. The sun is our main source of heat-” she recited and giggled as Seneca shoved her shoulder. “Really, I thought that you were the main source of heat around here,” he smirked. “You’re certainly hot enough.” H...