I rubbed my ear with a pained expression.
"Ouch… Mom, why are you hurting me? She's your future daughter-in-law. What's wrong with me just taking a look?"
Victoria finally let go of my ear and huffed.
"Hmph. Are you sure she'll even like you?"
I answered with a smug little smile.
"Mom, have some confidence in your son. Have you ever seen me fail?"
Victoria went quiet for a moment. She knew her son had never failed when it came to seducing women… but Maya was different. Could he really succeed with her?
Noticing that Mom had fallen into her own thoughts, I spoke again.
"Mom, I'm going to move them away from the shore."
I lifted Maya into one arm and Rachel into the other. Both of their wet bodies pressed against me as I carried them up to higher ground, away from the waterline. Once I set them down carefully on the sand, Mom looked around the empty beach and the dense jungle behind us.
"Where are we going to stay? There's nothing here… no shelter, no supplies…"
