My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

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The boat was ridiculously small—one good wave and it would've rocked like a toy in a bathtub. And yet, somehow, it stayed steady. Keira had no idea what kind of trick Lewis had pulled, but whatever it was, it worked.

She sat on the deck beside him, helping steer.

The moon cast a pale glow over the dark waves, both cool and intense.

"This ocean feels like it could swallow every last person on Earth," Keira murmured.

It was too deep, too dark.

Like staring into a void.

Lewis chuckled. "It's not scary when you're on this boat. But soon, we might have to ditch it."

Keira narrowed her eyes, nodding. "And what's our cover story?"

He glanced at her, grinning. "Runaway lovers. You caught the eye of a crime boss, and I had no choice but to steal you away. Now we're on the run, drifting in the ocean on this little wreck of a boat. But we won't last long—his men are after us. We'll have to abandon ship and swim to shore. And where do we end up? The South family's island, as two drifters with nowhere else to go."

Keira's mouth twitched. "You can't be serious. I was targeted by some crime boss?"

Lewis smirked. "With your looks? Not surprising. And with mine, convincing you to run away with me instead of him isn't exactly a stretch. Besides—"

ship they'd just left behind. "There he is, right on

out a long sigh. "You really thought this through, huh?

need to lighten the boat's load. Once we do, the shift in weight will throw us off balance, and a wave will capsize us. Which means, Keira, you know how to

Keira nodded immediately. "Yeah."

drag her out. After returning to Clance, she'd spent

just leaves

She blinked. "What touch?"

out a gun

widened in horror. "Lewis, what

blood seeped through his

they didn't

crime boss should have

a strip from her shirt and wrapped it tightly around his leg. "That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

have enough power to chase us into the ocean. Only a crime boss

the perfect excuse. I'm fine, Keira. But from now on, we

her eyes and huffed.

an eyebrow. "Then I

"Norma Olsen."

"Solomon Horton."

a glance, then burst