I Won a Five-Star Island Vacation

to the ocean beyond.

Staff stood ready with chilled towels and fresh leis.

Victor Hale, the general manager, waited near the reception desk.

He was tall, composed, silver at the temples, with the kind of calm that came from having managed celebrities, politicians, billionaires, and their tantrums.

When I stepped out of the SUV, his eyes found mine.

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