Be My Second Mate or Die
“I’m sorry. It was a decision I made on a whim. When Ru told me about the blood thing, I kept it to myself because I wasn’t sure about it, and I wanted to talk to you about it first. But when I went to visit Gilly, just seeing her there, it just hit me how little progress we’ve made. I wasn’t thinking clearly. The plan was to talk to Julie about it later, but… she dragged me to the lab before I could even explain.”
Archer closed his eyes for a moment, inhaling deeply before resting his forehead against mine.
“I get it,” he murmured, his breath warm against my skin, “I know why you want to help. But I need you to promise me something.”
“Anything,” I whispered.
“If you’re going to do this, the
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