Washed Up by Rivers Amelia J

Author:Rivers, Amelia J.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Up Current Press LLC
Published: 2023-09-26T00:00:00+00:00

Nineteen

Morning broke. The smell of rain still lingered on the chilly air. The sun barely crested the horizon, staining the sky in shimmers of yellow and pink. When I exited the tent, the ground was damp, but my boat was still intact as was the tarp covering my items to trade. The Sirens had watched over us.

I started a new fire to boil water for washing, the glowing embers sending curls of heat against my cool skin. Jasper stirred, his groggy grunts carrying on the wind.

“Rainey?” he called, fear tugging at his words.

“Out here,” I replied, tossing my rain clothes into the boiled water to ward off whatever festered in them overnight.

He stretched as he came out, his ab muscles rippling.

My lips parted and I chuckled.

He came up behind me, wrapping an arm around my waist as he nuzzled into my neck. His warm breath tickled me. I could get used to his cuddly emotions in the morning. I stiffened. He wasn’t staying. I shouldn’t get used to anything.

“You okay?” he murmured in my hair and then kissed me behind the ear.

I twisted around so our torsos were touching. His warm skin was welcoming against my chilled skin. I wrapped my arms around his neck, taking advantage of the time I did have. After locking my fingers in his hair, I arched to kiss him.

He groaned against me, returning the kiss.

“You said the village is about two hours?” he asked after breaking the kiss, keeping his body wrapped around me.

“Yeah, if we get to Bartholomew’s early enough, we can make the distance to where the goats and pigs are.”

“Same village?”

“No, we’ll go to several villages on the southern side of the island. Different parts of the island are better suited for varying stuff. Sunny, the pig farmer, will ship the pigs and goats back while we’ll sail back with my boat.”

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