MISTAKE 26

Chapter 26: Surrounded.

"What is that?" Daniel asked about the branch when he saw her smile.

"Something from my childhood," Anya answered and put the branch safely away.

Daniel fell silent, his mind weighing the options of pushing her further. Finally, he spoke up. How did you intend to dispose of the box?" he asked and she sighed internally when he let it

1. go.

Anya looked at him, confusion written all over her face. "What do you mean? Throwing it overboard, obviously," she said.

"I don't think that would work," he shook his head as he replied.

"Why?" she seemed even more confused.

Daniel took her hand and led her out of the cabin, a placid look in his eyes. "Come with me, Anya. Let us go ask the captain."

"The captain?" Anya asked in confusion.

Curious, Anya followed him through the corridors of the ship until they reached the control room. The captain looked up as they entered, a questioning look on his face..

"Mr. Shaw, Mrs Shaw, what can I do for you?" he asked, after a brief greeting

Daniel glanced at Anya before turning back to the captain. "Captain, are there any other ships in the area?"

The captain frowned, consulting a monitor before replying. "We've seen several passing ships since we began our vacation. Why do you ask?"

"Has anything been constant?" he asked and the captain nodded.

we got on the water," he answered. "Fi. hing for blue.

she realized the implications of Daniel's question. It means the government is already monitoring our ship. She looked to Daniel in worry. "Thank you, captain. We will leave you to it, then," Daniel thanked the captain and took away the slightly dazed Anya. They stepped into a private sitting room before Anya spoke again. "They

we dispose of anything into the

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feeling in the pit of her stomach as the reality of

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trapped, with no way to dispose of the

attention to themselves.

need to come up with a plan to hide it on the ship," Daniel said, his voice soft, none of them noticing that they were standing really close to each other, whispering almost. "Somewhere no one would look when searching the ship," Anya took a deep breath, calmed herself as a thought crossed her

mischievous bunny. "What is it?" he

voice dropping to

her curves perfectly, the nude color blending seamlessly with her skin, creating an illusion of barely wearing anything. Her red hair cascaded in loose

of her attire.

awe at the sight of her before him. He was dressed in a classic black tuxedo, she only glanced back for a

his voice barely above a whisper. "You look

cheeks as she looked away to hide her discomfort. She was able to keep calm, but he could not. He was not afraid of what would happen at night, as he was afraid that she wanted to leave him. He had finally admitted to himself that he loved her, he wanted her and all it took was her leaving him to realize this for himself.

well?" he asked. Anya froze at his action. She could not

off her, but she only

used to

this alone?" Anya asked, wanting to change the

not this smart" he said and she chuckled at

think it is?"

a lot of people I suspect,"

irrelevant." she struggled to get

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blow," he said, his grip

let go. She returned to what she was doing while he

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