Chapter 36 Caught

• Careful not to disturb Lachlan's slumber, I slipped from the couch and quickly dressed, my heart pounding in my chest as I made my way to the door. I paused for a moment, my gaze lingering on Lachlan's sleeping form, drinking in the sight of him one last time before stepping out into the corridor.
• I had no idea where to start my search, but something told me that the answers I sought would be found in Lachlan's personal study on the yacht. It was a risk, I knew, a breach of the trust and intimacy we had built over the past few weeks. But Cat's warning echoed in my mind, her fear palpable even through the distortion of the phone line.
• Don't trust anyone, not until we know what's really going on.