Chapter 10 The Midpoint Shift

• "The water is still rising in the hallway," Aurelia notes, her breath catching as she pulls herself higher against his chest, her bare skin burning wherever it touches his.
• Thaddeus looks down at her with a lazy, satisfied smile, his fingers tracing the curve of her spine before sliding down to grip her waist. "Let the entire house drown. We are not moving."
• "Your staff is going to think we died in a plumbing accident," she whispers, though a soft laugh escapes her lips as she leans up to bite his lower lip.