The Luna Choosing Game

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.

going to happen. Bridget might as well, especially now that she knew the truth of Nicholas's and my intimacy. But frankly,

to bother thinking

again, then he pulled back with a sigh. "Let's get going or

was tempting, but... Well, at the very least, I needed to check in

went the opposite way from the deck

and touching

the house opened. Selma appeared, with Charlotte behind her. Three more servants, larger men,

hold - which wasn't overly difficult. He must have let me go. Then I

at me, even as the other

blocking my path. She was slighter than me, I could have likely overtaken her. But that

here, especially when I had no idea what

touch me again, but he stood silently beside me