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eyes sparked to life, outshining even the most brilliant golden seas, as she clutched the man’s lean waist with sudden fervor.

“Why would you say that?” she inquired, curiosity lacing her tone.

Thaddeus, with a casual flick of his hand, encircled her slim lower back, their shadows on the sandy beach merging as one. “Just a wild guess,” he quipped.

“Ugh.” A pout formed on Evadne’s lips, her disappointment visibly blooming.

Thaddeus hated to see her this way, so he scrambled for words. “Remember, the closest country to the North Sea is Helgen. Helgen’s waters join the North Sea, too, and there’s no other country beyond that. So I was thinking… maybe your mother ran into some trouble in Helgen and had to cross these waters as a stowaway? After all, Skyrim boasts the nation’s second-largest port.”

Evadne, impatient, asked, “But why must it be Helgen? Country T also lies along the North

Sea,”

“Country T is still a bit far, and didn’t Suri say your mother was found battered and alone, with no other ships in sight? She must’ve swum for ages. Plus, the people of Country T have Southeast coast features, while Helgen’s populace shares our own traits. So, my theory is perhaps your mother might indeed hail from Helgen.”

The more Thaddeus spoke, the more convincing he found his own argument.

The more Evadne listened, the more sense it made to her. In her elation, she rose on her tiptoes and planted a kiss on the man’s thin lips.

heThe sound of the water amplified the moment, flushing her cheeks with a bashful

fircrimson.

But Thaddeus’ gaze, now tinged with desire, was stirred anew by her action. awarm, moist lips with a voracious hunger, teasing open her mouth with gentl chicks, seemingly insatiable in his exploration of her sweet taste.

her

d

Aunidst the thunderous waves, Evadne’s heart raced in tandem with the surging

She reveled in the prolonged kiss, her thoughts adrift like the shimmering seafoan

ethe water’s surface.

lishdig eyes reddened with passion as he fervently sucked on her ivory neck, branding he

Vitwitamarks of his own.

Mritim yule not thinking of doing it here, are you?” Evadne pushed against him weakly, erhardbody melting into softness.

Popoyou want to? Thaddeus’ breath grew heavy, teasing her. “Aren’t you scared of getting

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caught?”

I am!”

his solid chest. “If we’re seen, we’ll be the talk of the town, plastered across the society pages! It won’t just be scandalous and

both – pick up trash and clean restrooms,” Thaddeus replied, pressing

rolled her eyes in exasperation. The man’s thought process was outlandish – was this

jacket to wrap her in it. His shirt strained against his muscular arms. “Even though my body yearns for you

wouldn’t be here. You could catch a cold, and I can’t bear the thought of you falling ill.”

rested her forehead against his chest, burrowing into his embrace, her voice muffled and soft. “Thaddeus, your analysis makes sense. Let’s head back, and I’ll reach out to Debby. She and her husband are well-acquainted with Helgen. Maybe they can help me uncover my mother’s past.”

a good plan, but let’s keep it from Emeric. He’s still

drooping. “I won’t ask my dad; if he doesn’t want to talk, I won’t press him. I’ll find out about my mother’s past on my own. I just don’t understand why her history would be such a closely guarded secret. As a child, I accepted his silence, but now that I’m grown, as her only daughter, I have every right to know everything about her. No matter how unsavory her past, even if she were

his heart aching in

in the grimy slums, the scorn and slander heaped upon his mother were constant. Accusations of her being a dancer, a prostitute, and him, a bastard child – they claimed she carried diseases from the men

believed those things about her.

couldn’t erase the

whisked to the best hospital by Mrs. Fairhaven and Gary and

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thank you for bringing me back,” Edith

you’ve been through so

will never leave you alone again. Even if Jareth threatened me with a knife, I would never let you go! No one

I’ve missed you so much.” Edith sobbed

he was nearly in tears,” Gary said, his gaze loaded with implications. “He would never let you leave Elmsworth again. Focus on getting better and

of

hospital room door burst open, a chill gust

overcoat, his

Gary green with envy. The boy who used to be a reckless playboy was gone, steadily taking on the countenance of a corporate ruler – much

clenched his teeth in secret; Jareth’s rapid maturation was alarming.

they had to join forces to strike at Jareth before it was too

Fairhaven with a trembling tenderness that betrayed her

down her spine like the Grim Reaper himself had come

him was charged with a

planning?” Mrs. Fairhaven shielded her daughter, eyeing him with a vigilant

Gary, who forced a smile. “Jareth, let’s talk this out, man. Edith is your own flesh and blood, cool down the temper, will ya? I’ve watched you two grow

matter for the main house, what’s it to you, outsider?” Jareth’s eyes flashed with an icy chill, dismissing Gary

stiffened on his

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speak to your elder like that?” Mrs. Fairhaven’s face flushed with anger and

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