Chapter 0501 Nicholas held me all through the night, until the storm finally ended and the sun began to once again creep in from between the tree limbs and leaves.

I was feeling better now, though still dingy and gross, especially when Nicholas helped me back into my swimsuit. Though he'd left it by the fire to dry, it was still damp and gross.

But, as it was the only clothing I owned at the moment, I had to make do.

Nicholas gave me his rain jacket to help cover me, but even then, I still felt dirty and exposed.

Off in the distance, I could hear people calling out, “Prince Nicholas!” They were searching for him then. Not

for me. That shouldn’t have hurt.

Nicholas, as a prince, was certainly more important than me. Still, it would have been nice to be considered.

“Ready?” Nicholas asked me. He gave me a once over.

I shrugged. This was as good as it was likely going to get.

He nodded, and together we stepped out from the cave.

Immediately, a familiar wolf bounded toward us. Julian shifted as soon as he reached us. Before Nicholas or I could react, he hurried forward and pulled us both into a hug.

Julian huffed a loud, relieved breath.

“Don’t worry me like that again. Either of you.” As he pulled back a look passed

between Nicholas and Julian. The two were usually at each other’s throats.

Even a few days back, they'd been willing to shift and have a werewolf fight in the middle of a small private plane.

Yet now, I can see the bond between them. Even brothers fight. But deep down, when it comes to life and death, they truly do care about each other.

his brother from Jane and her dampening collar. It was nice to know that bond was not broken, not because of me and not because of

Bridget’s arrival, I had

Julian’s gaze shifted from his brother

«I fell in a hole,”

“A trap,” Nicholas corrected.

“A trap on this island.” He glanced at Nicholas as

“Later,” Nicholas said.

He looked at us both. “You look and smell like shit.” Nicholas

grinned as he grabbed my arm and tugged me forward. “I’m not saying

beach, I had never in my life

jump from a boat. She trudged

have been on reflex. His face was

Once we broke the tree line, returning to the beach, I had never in my life been so glad to be free

feet out onto the beach, all my good feelings sunk away again, because I saw Bridget jump from a boat. She trudged through the shallow water, and then rushed across the sand. She ran straight past

her, but it could have been on

Bridget was openly crying.

kind of scene. It looked { like a relieved girlfriend reuniting with her long lost

he placed her down on the ground and backed away from her. The confusion had cleared from his face, though seemed passed to Bridget now. In its place, Nicholas looked furious, his eyes fiery and his

now, were cameras.

must have

But he did not ease his

you help

in that pit?” Bridget stilled for a quarter of a second, not enough to notice if you

hadn’t been the person she abandoned down in that pit, I might have even believed her. That

acting ability was dangerous. It was

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