Chapter 0544

Eventually, though, we both gave in to our more mature impulses and separated so Nicholas could get dressed. He slipped on his shorts, and then held up the shirt that had been our blanket.

It was almost certainly ruined: wrinkled and covered in sand, with a few mystery wet spots here and there. He rolled it up into a tight ball and held it in his hand.

I lifted a brow at him.

*I think I'd only generate more questions by wearing this as it is," he said.

Yeah, he was probably right.

Back home, the two of us returning from somewhere with him being shirtless would have people wondering, but here, we were surrounded by beach and ocean. Sunbathing could be a perfectly logical explanation for his state of dress - or rather, undress.

No one should really think better of it.

she knew the truth of Nicholas's and my intimacy. But

didn't want to bother thinking about her at

pulled back with a sigh. "Let's get going or

threat was tempting, but... Well, at the very least, I needed

we pulled apart. Side by side, we walked out of the alcove and around the beach. We went the opposite way from the deck where most likely everyone else had gathered. Near the front

touching

Three more servants, larger men, walked around Charlotte: one at either side of her and then one behind.

which wasn't overly difficult. He must have

even as the

going, then hurried to intercept me. "Remember the quarantine!" Selma said. She held out her arms, blocking my path. She was slighter than me, I could have likely overtaken her. But that

hurt, losing one of the few allies I had here, especially when I had

quickly moved to my side. He didn't touch me again, but he stood silently beside me in solidarity. I

see me anymore. With the plane loaded up,

stayed there, watching, for as long as

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