Chapter 135. The Seal of Fate

ARDEN

When we first started, it was still bright. The sunlight poured through the windows and wrapped us in its golden warmth.

But now, it was dark.

The soft rocking of the yacht was the only sound beyond my own breathing. Somewhere below us, the driver was asleep in his chamber. Cade and I were out on the deck, both of us wrapped in robes. Or… mostly wrapped.

Only, from the look in his eyes, I had the distinct feeling that Cade had another idea entirely.

“Cade,” I muttered, eyeing the mischievous glint on his face. Maybe I regretted telling him earlier that I’d missed his body—because, truth be told, he’d taken that as a personal challenge.

He was relentless. A monster, really. A monster in the most maddening, unfairly irresistible way.

“It’s a full moon tonight,” he murmured.

I turned to him, startled, my eyes going wide. There was a symbolism to the full moon. Perhaps, we were finally going to mark each other?

“Yup,” he answer