Chapter 84

Vera

The ride back to shore is quiet, but not empty. His hand stays wrapped around mine the entire time, fingers laced tightly through mine like he’s afraid the ocean itself might try to pull me away from him. Every now and then his thumb brushes over the inside of my wrist again, and every single time he does it something deep in my chest aches and heals at once.

Declan helps me onto the wooden p