Chapter 0501 Nicholas held me all through the night, until the storm finally ended and the sun began to once again creep in from between the tree limbs and leaves.

I was feeling better now, though still dingy and gross, especially when Nicholas helped me back into my swimsuit. Though he'd left it by the fire to dry, it was still damp and gross.

But, as it was the only clothing I owned at the moment, I had to make do.

Nicholas gave me his rain jacket to help cover me, but even then, I still felt dirty and exposed.

Off in the distance, I could hear people calling out, “Prince Nicholas!” They were searching for him then. Not

for me. That shouldn’t have hurt.

Nicholas, as a prince, was certainly more important than me. Still, it would have been nice to be considered.

“Ready?” Nicholas asked me. He gave me a once over.

I shrugged. This was as good as it was likely going to get.

He nodded, and together we stepped out from the cave.

Immediately, a familiar wolf bounded toward us. Julian shifted as soon as he reached us. Before Nicholas or I could react, he hurried forward and pulled us both into a hug.

Julian huffed a loud, relieved breath.

“Don’t worry me like that again. Either of you.” As he pulled back a look passed

between Nicholas and Julian. The two were usually at each other’s throats.

Even a few days back, they'd been willing to shift and have a werewolf fight in the middle of a small private plane.

Yet now, I can see the bond between them. Even brothers fight. But deep down, when it comes to life and death, they truly do care about each other.

brother from Jane and her dampening collar. It was

Bridget’s arrival, I

gaze shifted from his brother tome, “You scared us,

«I fell in a hole,” I

“A trap,” Nicholas corrected.

“A trap on this island.” He glanced at Nicholas as if for confirmation. Nicholas

“Later,” Nicholas said.

out of this place.” He looked at us

arms. “Iwas trapped in a pit. During a storm.” Julian grinned as he grabbed my arm and tugged me forward. “I’m not saying

returning to the beach, I had never in my life been so glad to be free of that place. Wherever the future took me, I was bound and determined to make sure jungle was no

sunk away again, because I saw Bridget jump from a boat. She trudged through the shallow water, and then rushed across

caught her, but it could have been on reflex. His

in my life been so glad to be free of that place. Wherever the future

saw Bridget jump from a boat. She trudged through the

have been on reflex.

Bridget was openly crying.

{ like a relieved girlfriend reuniting with her long lost lover who had

in to kiss Nicholas’s face, and that’s when he placed her down on the ground and backed away from her. The confusion had cleared from his face, though seemed passed to Bridget now. In its place, Nicholas looked furious, his eyes fiery and his

her, I noticed now, were cameras. One of the cameramen came in

have

like me, if he missed them before. But he did not ease his

help

to notice if you hadn’t already been looking. I had been looking. She slid her gaze to

know what you're talking about,” she said, all doe-eyed innocence. If I hadn’t been the person

was so difficult to tell when

gaslighted. I hadn’t hallucinated her; right? No. She was definitely there. She definitely abandoned me, potentially

work this time,” Nicholas said. A growl sat just beneath the surface of his voice, adding

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