A Place to Exhale

Cora's POV

I led Magnus down the wooden boardwalk, the salty breeze blowing through my hair as seagulls circled overhead.

The Rockaways wasn't exactly the exotic Hampton beaches the elite frequented, but it was beautiful and had become my favourite hideout spot.

We stopped in front of Maria's Taco Stand, a bright yellow truck with hand-painted murals of jalapeños and lime slices. The smell of gril