Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

“I’ll do it myself,” said Jasper. He couldn’t let her do it, or something in him might snap. That was why he took a cold shower: so he could keep his fire in check. He didn’t want her stoking it again.

“No. I’ll do it,’ Willow protested. There was no way he could reach his back easily. Jasper couldn’t win, so he let her do whatever she wanted. Willow skipped the Q-tip and poured the salve over her hand. She rubbed her hands together to warm the salve up and massaged Jasper’s bruises.

The moment her hand touched his back, Jasper tensed up. All he could think of was her hand against his skin. “Tell me if it hurts. The captain said I have to do this for the salve to work. Hold it in, alright?” said Willow.

There was no need to hold in any pain. Willow’s strength was too minor to cause any pain. It was then Willow realized that Jasper had a big back, and his muscles were really taut. They were hard to the touch and a little bumpy.

Once she was done, Jasper had a film of sweat glistening on his forehead. Willow had just stoked his flame of desire, and it was burning hot. “Done? I’ll get some fresh air.” Jasper stood up and left the room.

out the leads they found so they could locate the artifact’s

and an excited Winston said, “Good news, Willow. We just went through the leads we found, and there’s a map in this box

Willow said in delight. So that fall was a blessing in disguise. “Yes. We

there was no way she would want to return empty-handed. She wanted to do something

scanned the map and uploaded it into his computer, then he projected it onto the screen for everyone to see. While everyone was staring at the

came in as well, and the member beside Willow gave up their seat for him. Willow turned around and smiled at him, then

Willow’s notes. He was every bit as knowledgeable as everyone around the table now. Moreover, he was a smart

member who took a photo of the map went back to his room and took out his laptop. He then logged into a private account of some website and sent the photo of the

the correspondent texted. ‘I can work for you guys, but you must give me a million and a half once we find the artifact, texted the member. ‘Of course. One and a half million is but pocket change for us. Keep us updated about all progress on your side so we