Veritas

Veritas

Author: MJ Duncan Listening Length: 9h 33m
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Working as a chef aboard a private yacht might not seem like a vacation for most people, but to Lauren Murphy, a highly-regarded sous chef at a top New York restaurant, the opportunity to spend seventeen days in the Virgin Islands, sailing from one tropical location to the next, while having complete freedom to create ...

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THE BACK DECK of the Veritas was bathed in a combination of light from the moon overhead and the warm glow of the lights from the salon that spilled through the open sliding doors.

The sun had set half an hour earlier, leaving the sky a mix of blues and blacks, dotted by stars that burned brightly in the darkening heavens.

Lauren spent the afternoon in the kitchen finishing the prep she had not done earlier that day, while Grey busied herself with making sure the sails and rigging were all properly stored after their afternoon at sea and the Muellers spent the time in the water: swimming, jumping off the side of the boat, and teaching the boys how to snorkel.

Grey hummed quietly under her breath as she popped the last bite of her Mahi-Mahi into her mouth and chewed it slowly, letting the flavors of the lemon-soy marinade and the pineapple salsa Lauren had piled on top of the fish flood her taste buds.