Kai is beside me in an instant, hands frigid atop my skin. His palms have slid around my neck to tangle numb fingers in my soaking hair. “What were you thinking?” he scolds, wide eyes searching mine. “Do I need to order you to your room next time?” I smile weakly. “That won’t work when I’m queen.” His lips are stained blue with cold, and yet they still twitch into a smile. “I can be very persuasive.” “Well I’ll be damned, the Silver Savior does it again!” I turn toward the captain’s bellowing voice, his timing impeccable as ever. The limping crew gathers around him, some dripping with water,
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