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 frankly,

didn't want to bother thinking about her

me again, then he pulled back with a

the very least, I needed to check in with Elva,

way from the deck where most likely everyone else had gathered. Near the front of the house, we passed the runway. There was a

and touching

behind her. Three more servants, larger

hold - which wasn't overly difficult. He

her head to look at me, even as the

She barked orders to the others to keep 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

here, especially when I had no idea what the King

He didn't touch me again, but he stood

plane and physically couldn't see me anymore. With the plane loaded up, the closed

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

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