Lies Buried In The Sea – Madleen Sarah

He leans in slightly, the heat of him brushing along my spine. “Depends. Would you be gentle with me, Princess?” I twist my head just enough to glare over my shoulder. “One flirt too many and I’ll pour rum on the wound like you did to me.” His laugh is low and rough. Then, softer, quieter, he tilts his head and says, “I already took care of it myself.”

I blink. “You did?” He nods once. “Same way I took care of you.” The words settle between us, heavier than they should be. “I stitched it,” he says, dropping the humour, just for a moment. “Cleaned it. Wrapped it up. Nothing too fancy.” “And you did that after the fight?” I ask. He shrugs. “After I made sure you weren’t dying.” I should say something cutting. Something sarcastic. But it doesn’t come. Because I remember the way his arms held me.

The steadiness of his voice. The panic in his eyes when I bled. “How bad was it?” I ask, a little too quiet. He pauses, then steps just a little closer. Close enough to smell the sea salt and sun on him. “Bad enough,” he murmurs, “but if you’d died, I might’ve gone back and finished what that bastard started.” My breath catches.

He looks at me like I’m something he didn’t mean to care about. Like that scares him more than any storm ever could. And gods help me… I don’t know whether to run from him or reach for him. The air stretches tight between us, full of things we’re not saying. His gaze lingers too long on my mouth, then drops to the space between us like he’s willing it smaller. I take a breath to steady myself, then say—because I need to say something— “So…

did the ship take any damage?” It sounds too casual. Too light. But he hears the weight beneath it. Caden blinks once, then straightens slightly, stepping back just enough to let the tension ease. “A little,” he says, dragging a hand through his hair. “Torn rigging. One of the outer cannons got knocked loose. She’s tough, though. Like someone else I know.” I arch a brow.

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