Chapter 261

Third Person's POV

Just as they noticed the wolves shadowing them from afar, Slade Mercer-quietly fishing along the wind-cooled rail-also sensed the bright, unguarded gaze Cerys cast in his direction.

He turned his head slightly.

Across the deck, he saw Valerius and Cerys feeding sea birds, the ocean wind tugging playfully at her hair. For the briefest heartbeat, something rare flickered across Sl