The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

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.

Bridget might as well, especially now that she knew the truth of Nicholas's and my intimacy. But

want to bother thinking

me again, then he pulled back with a sigh. "Let's get going or I'll keep

the very least, I needed to check in

we pulled apart. Side by side, we walked out of the alcove and around the beach. We went the opposite way from

touching my

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

from Nicholas's hold - which wasn't overly difficult. He

even

her arms, blocking my path. She was slighter than me, I could have likely overtaken her. But that didn't seem appropriate. Even if I did, even if I fought all of them, Charlotte

hurt, losing one of the few allies I had here, especially when I had no idea

didn't touch me again, but he stood silently beside me in solidarity. I

plane loaded up,

there, watching, for as long as I could. Nicholas kept guard