Silas swiftly handed over the bag in his hand. “Here!”

Reaching out, Shane took it before asking, “Was there anything usual last night?”

Aware that he wanted to know whether Sean returned last night, Silas shook his head. “No, there was nothing unusual. The radar on our cruise ship didn't detect the presence of a helicopter either, so Sean didn't approach the island last night.”

Shane grunted in acknowledgment before shutting the door. Then, he whirled around and headed toward the bathroom.

By the time he finished showering, ten minutes had already passed.

He changed into a fresh set of clothes before exiting the bathroom. He proceeded to walk over to the side of the bed and bent down slightly, patting Natalie's exposed shoulder gently. “Wake up.”

“Ugh...” A frown marred Natalie's face. Subsequently, she slowly opened her eyes. The moment she glimpsed the man's countenance, a smile bloomed on her face. “Good morning, Darling.”

“Good morning. Hurry up and wake up. It's time for breakfast.” Shane straightened.

Yawning, Natalie rubbed her eyes and extended a hand at him. “Pull me up.”

Shane gave a low chuckle before reaching out and pulling her up.

Sitting up on the bed, Natalie suddenly sucked in a breath.

stiffened, and he hastily inquired, “What's

and she muttered with a shy smile,

any restraint, so she

he flipped open the covers to check on

his hand. “All right, don't look, Shane. I'm fine. I'll be right as rain when I've gotten used to

all of her, she didn't quite want him to see her

fine if he did so while she was unaware, but she wouldn't allow him to do so with her

and remarked, “I'll go and fill the bathtub for you. Soak for a bit,

Natalie nodded

Shane went into the

heard the sound of running

for she flipped open the covers and got out of

it tugged at her sore

the edge of the bed in the nick of time and supported herself that she

and made do with them before

reached the bathroom door, Shane turned and glanced over his shoulder upon hearing movement behind him. “You came at just the right time. The water

Thank you, Darling! You should go out

murmured in acquiescence before he

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