My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

867 Chapter 866

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

a long sigh. "You really thought this through,

"To make it believable, we 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

Keira nodded immediately. "Yeah."

her out. After returning to Clance, she'd spent the past two weeks training—she needed to

just

She blinked. "What touch?"

react, Lewis pulled out a gun and

horror. "Lewis, what

pressing down on the wound as blood seeped through his jeans. Her throat tightened. "Are you out of your

middle of the ocean—if they didn't treat it fast,

"A crime boss should have

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

ocean. Only a crime boss would make us too scared to go home.

perfect excuse. I'm fine, Keira. But

and

raised an eyebrow. "Then I guess I'm

"Norma Olsen."

"Solomon Horton."

a glance, then burst out