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.

now that she knew the truth of Nicholas's and my intimacy. But frankly, at this particular moment,

didn't want to bother

me again, then he pulled back with a sigh.

the very least, I needed to

nodded, and we pulled apart. Side by side, we walked out of the alcove and around the beach. We went the opposite way from

touching my arm, stopped

servants, larger men, walked around

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

turned her head to look at me, even as the other servants kept her ever

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

it hurt, losing one of the few allies I had here, especially when I

to my side. He didn't touch me again, but he stood silently beside me

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