The Billionaire's Regret
Poppy, barely conscious, immediately wrapped both arms around her head and whispered, “Captain eyes stay on.”
So, well. I gave up.
Outside, night stretched black and blue over the sea. The moon hung low, its light falling across the water like someone had spilled liquid silver as far as the eye could see. Azzurra moved steadily beneath my feet, gentle enough that it didn’t feel like we were sailing at all, only gliding through some expensive dream too large to put on a credit card.
I rested both elbows against the railing.
The night wind pulled a few strands of hair loose from my tie. A thin chill brushed my shoulders, but I didn’t move inside.