All Chapters of Dream Dominant Collection: Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

Chapter 102: Preparing for the New GuestPreparations at Lake Miranda Lodge outside of Eliot Lake had shifted into high gear three days previously. Jackie Walker had had to cancel the existing reservations for the next six weeks, finding alternative arrangements for her displaced guests. The entire property was being booked to accommodate a VIP guest who would be paying three times what her regular guests would have paid, even had the entire place been booked. Which it hadn't.This, she gleefully informed her brother Blake, would allow her to take her two young children on their dream vacation to Disneyworld. Of course, they'd also be spending time with Jackie and Blake's parents, who'd run the lodge until they had retired to Florida three years earlier.It would be up to Blake to see to their sole guest. How much trouble could one guest be? He could even see to some renovations and upgrades she'd been wanting to do."Blake," Jackie called from the reception desk as she heard the

Chapter 104: First ImpressionsBlake had heard the car pull up. He dawdled, swiping at imaginary smudges on the passenger door of the de Havilland Beaver that rested at the end of the dock. He had no desire to get caught up in whatever celebrity fanfare accompanied their new guest's arrival.The voices faded after everyone went inside and still Blake waited a few minutes longer before making his way back up the dock toward the front of the lodge. He was surprised to see a young woman standing alone in the clearing in the center of the cabins. Her back was to him and he took a moment to watch her.His first impression was that she was sexy as hell. Her shoulder-length hair was bright red, and expensive-looking sunglasses sat perched on top of her head. She was wearing a white halter blouse with a very short black skirt. Her high-heeled shoes were bright pink suede and they wobbled precariously as she marched around holding her mobile phone in front of her like a divining rod.Whe

Chapter 106: Alone in the WildernessRefusing to give in to her threatening tears, Shasta kicked off her fuchsia Manolos and dug through one of her bags until she found a pair of running shoes. These she put on before she started lugging her bags up the hill and into the cabin. She piled them on the small sofa in the seating area, retrieving the last one just as the sun sank behind the mountains to the north of the lake. She glanced across the lake and saw lights flickering on inside the lodge.I hope he's happy. Asshole!Her stomach rumbled and she realized she hadn't eaten since the lousy chicken cordon bleu she'd had on the flight from LA. But when she perused the contents kitchen cabinets, nothing appealed to her. Instead, she felt a wave of exhaustion.Giving up on the idea of dinner, she headed into the tiny bedroom, stripped off her clothes, dropped them on the floor, and crawled into bed. She was asleep in no time."So how did it go?" Jackie asked, passing the garlic bre

Chapter 108: A Man Who Likes to Be in ControlThe drive to the city was a long one, and after dropping his sister, niece, and nephew at the airport, Blake made a couple of stops to pick up a few needed supplies before heading back to Lake Miranda. He arrived back at the lodge in the late afternoon.Rather than going to his place, he let himself into the main lodge and reheated some left-over spaghetti. He carried that and a cup of coffee out to the back deck overlooking the dock and the lake. He sank onto a lounge chair and ate his spaghetti, watching across the water.There was still no sign of life on the island. He wondered what she was doing. Shaking his head, he went back inside to wash his dishes. He watched a little television on the satellite but grew restless, wandering back out onto the deck. It was fully dark now and there were still no lights on the island.Do you suppose she's okay? Surely she didn't do anything stupid. She was pretty mad yesterday. Could she hav

Chapter 110: Too QuietShasta awoke on the dock about an hour after she'd gotten out of the water. Retrieving her clothes, she hiked back up to the cabin. While a swim would do in lieu of a shower for now, her hair needed immediate attention. Gathering her shampoo and conditioner, she hunched over the kitchen sink, having worked out a system of pumping enough water to wet her hair a little at a time, adding shampoo, rinsing, conditioning and rinsing again, until her hair was clean.In the growing shadows of early evening, she felt chilled with her head wrapped in a towel, so she went to the woodpile behind the cabin and brought in a few logs to build a fire in the fireplace. At first, she had no luck lighting the logs, but she found a box of fire starter sticks and added one to her stack of birch pieces. Soon, a cozy fire crackled and popped, bathing the interior of the cabin in a warm glow. She took the remainder of the macaroni and cheese from the fridge and ate it cold in fro