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We traveled for a good twenty h so that there was barely any wake as we cut through the water I lostto war boats filled the air around us I nearly ju at rab my arm

“It’s just me,” Jace murmured softly from behind me

I felt like a fool We were alone on the boat, for God’s sake

So as placed over my shoulders Jace’s hands appeared in my vision as he wrapped the small blanket around , I had to assume he’d made use of the autopilot feature, which would keep us traveling in a straight line

I grabbed the corners of the blanket with my hands to hold it in place, but to ered on my waist And was he…?

God, he was

I closedthe back of my neck for the briefest of moments as he nuzzled me My body reacted to the contact and it was all I could do not to lean back against him

It was the stinging sensation from my arm that reminded me that I couldn’t lean into him

Or on him

I’d done that once before

Never again

It took every ounce of willpower I possessed to step forward just a little I felt the fingers at my waist press intoaway I risked turning around and saw hi at rabbed his wrist I didn’t say anything as I pulled him to the back of the boat Before ent below deck, I quietly asked, “Will the boat be okay for a few minutes?”