A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 923

Zoe did not sleep well because she was really not used to Jay hugging her in her sleep, and so firmly at that.

She could even feel his breath spraying over her nape.

It was hot, and it tickled.

Frustratingly, he was sleeping perfectly fine and kept holding her the entire night without moving, while she listened to his breathing assume a regular rhythm.

Zoe was a little miserable at that.

She had been worried that Jay would be the one to expose them, since he had always been distant to her. In fact, she was scared that he would push her away when she hugged him earlier.

To think that he would get into character more than she did…

Sighing to herself, she did her best to coax herself to sleep.

She was naturally unaware that the man feigning sleep behind her opened his eyes just then and tightened his hold further.

was jolted awake by her

seven, and she therefore had to wake up at six

fear that it woke Jay up, letting him sleep since he did not have

she was about to get out of

do my makeup for when we go out to sea.

to hear her, even nuzzling against her nape as

Zoe wiggled

recorded, so she was afraid of waking him- after all, who knew what the production

her only way of resisting

the more she struggled, the more she realized something was not

just holding her tightly—he seemed to be grinding himself against

instinctive movement, but it left

any idea what he

I’m getting out of bed. Let me go,” Zoe said feebly, keeping her voice as quiet

clearly did not work with

was still holding her, and…

Zoe used the simplest and crudest

feeling the pain, he opened