Serena's fingers, which were just closing the laptop, paused slightly.
She turned her head.
The distance between them was practically non-existent.
Their noses almost touched, their breaths mingling.
She slightly raised her delicate eyebrows, her red lips curving into a radiant smirk as she looked at him with a teasing glint in her eyes. "Well then, we're about to storm the island. Is the Blackwood Crown Prince scared?"
Nicholas's mesmerizing eyes darkened. He lowered his head and planted a punishing kiss on the corner of her mouth, his voice husky.
"Terrified."
"So, I'll have to rely on my fiancée to protect me."
The speedboat tore through the water, closing in on the island.
The two abandoned the boat and stepped onto the shore.
The entire island was shrouded in mist year-round. The surrounding vegetation was dense, exuding a chilling, eerie atmosphere.
It was pitch black all around, save for scattered, sparse lights.
They could see jagged rocks, steep cliffs, and the silhouette of that massive black building.
But none of this hindered them in the slightest.
Back when they hacked the island's surveillance system, the entire topographical map and defense blind spots had already been permanently burned into their memories.
Moving like ghosts, the two evaded wave after wave of infrared scans.
They headed straight toward the central control area of The Obsidian Sun Laboratory.
As they passed a narrow surveillance blind spot.
The synchronized sound of a patrol's footsteps suddenly echoed from ahead.
Nicholas reacted instantly. Reaching out a long arm, he grabbed Serena's slender waist.
He pulled her hard against his chest.
In a flash, they melted into the shadows of a recess in the cold rock wall.
The space was incredibly tight.
Serena's back was pressed against the rock, while her front was pressed tightly against Nicholas's burning chest.
The man's clean, intoxicating scent of cedar instantly enveloped her.
Deep in the heart of the enemy's heavily fortified lair.
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