A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 923

Zoe did not sleep well because she was really not used to Jay hugging her in her sleep, and so firmly at that.

She could even feel his breath spraying over her nape.

It was hot, and it tickled.

Frustratingly, he was sleeping perfectly fine and kept holding her the entire night without moving, while she listened to his breathing assume a regular rhythm.

Zoe was a little miserable at that.novelxo

She had been worried that Jay would be the one to expose them, since he had always been distant to her. In fact, she was scared that he would push her away when she hugged him earlier.

To think that he would get into character more than she did...

Sighing to herself, she did her best to coax herself to sleep.

She was naturally unaware that the man feigning sleep behind her opened his eyes just then and tightened his hold further.

Zoe was jolted awake by her

seven, and she therefore had to wake up at six

quickly turned off the alarm in fear that it woke Jay up, letting him sleep since he did not have to

get out of bed, Jay held

she protested softly. "I have to do my makeup for when we go out to sea. We'd be flamed

her, even nuzzling against her nape as

Zoe wiggled

were still being recorded, so she was afraid of waking

could only keep it to herself, and her only way of resisting was to

more she realized something was not

just holding her tightly—he

rather instinctive movement, but it left Zoe

idea what he was

go," Zoe said feebly,

it clearly did

her, and... starting to take

used the simplest and crudest measure of biting him on the

pain, he opened his