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.

happen. Bridget might as well, especially now that she knew the truth of Nicholas's

want to bother thinking

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

very least, I needed to check in with Elva, make sure

beach. We went the opposite way from the deck where most likely everyone else had gathered. Near

and touching

of the house opened. Selma appeared, with Charlotte behind her. Three more servants, larger men, walked around Charlotte: one

which wasn't overly

head to look at me, even as

noticed my approach. 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 didn't seem

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

side. He didn't touch me again, but he stood

plane loaded up, the closed the door, and then, a little while later, the

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

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