The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 0498 Nicholas lifted me up from the hole and then yanked me into the safety of his arms. With my new weight, his feet slipped in the mud and we both stumbled backwards.

Nicholas landed on his butt in the mud.

But with me cradled against him, I landed safely in his arms.

He wore shorts, boots, and a rain jacket. The hood was done, his hair was awet mess, sticking out in every direction.

He had never looked so handsome to me.

He golden gaze searched me over. “Are you alright?” I couldn’t reply. At least, not how I

wanted to. “V-Veronica?” “Safe.” Nicholas’s gaze lifted to my face. “I'm more worried about you.” The world was shaking... no. I was trembling. “C-cold.” The warmth of his embrace was almost too much. It felt like I was hugging a burning furnace. “Tired.” “Ibelieve it. But you’ve done well.” Well? All T did was manage to fall in a hole and stay there. Well would have been pulling myself out and not needing a rescue.

was too exhausted to argue. All I wanted in the whole world was a hot bath and a soft

rose, then pulled me up into the safe

noticed we were not heading back toward the beach. Nicholas surely knew the way, so

glanced down and saw my quizzical

but it would capsize in these waves, We’d never make it back home.” So we were trapped on the island, just like I'had been trapped in the hole, “We’ll have to stay here tonight,” Nicholas said. I strained to hear him over the torrent of water and the howl of wind that rustled

want to stay here.

positives were that I wasn’t in a hole anymore, and I wasn’t alone. a I

was bending his shoulders

and he seemed confident that we would

get us through