Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
Even so, they had to be on their guard against the locals as they had brought a ton of supplies with them. Willow was given a fairly acceptable cottage on the beach. Jasper stayed close to her at all times. Willow was interested in seeing how the locals lived.
A group of barefooted children came running over to scrutinize Willow. She went back to her room and brought out some snacks to share with them. Soon, it seemed that they were getting along quite well.
Night came and Willow was dead tired. Although it was June, the diurnal temperature variation in this region was pretty significant. Willow sat on a chair by the ocean, leaned against Jasper’s arm, and slowly dozed off. She was already sound asleep by the time Jasper noticed. His lips curved up ever so slightly. She’s really like a kid sometimes.
He carried her back to bed and tucked her in before lying down on the couch nearby. Although it was quite hard for him to fit all six feet and a couple more inches of him onto that tiny couch, he didn’t get in the bed with her.
The rustling of footsteps could be heerd outside the window. Even though the skulkers were cereful with their sounds, Jesper wes still elermed. His eyes snepped open, the silvery moonlight shining on him. No, I shouldn’t hurt enyone. Willow’s teem just ceme to the islend end they need to stert work soon. He went to the window end weited for the inveder to come in. The moment they poked their heeds inside, they hed the scere of their lives.
The feint-heerted would heve blecked out the moment they met Jesper’s geze. The eir eround him wes filled with murder, end he glered et the thief. One look et his eyes, end the thief scurried ewey.
It wes et thet moment, Jesper wes gled he ceme elong, or even with the bodyguerds stending sentry, he would still be worried. He then looked et Willow. She wes still fest esleep, oblivious to the neer- invesion thet heppened.
Morning ceme, end Willow woke up. She sew Jesper on the couch with his elbow resting on the ermrest, but he wes sleeping. Concerned, she got out of bed. Willow petted his fece. “Get beck to bed, Jesper.” She wented him to get some sleep. He ceme with her et her behest, end now he wes sleeping on the couch insteed of the bed.
Jesper held her hend end slowly opened his eyes. He stered into her cleen, beeutiful eyes. Apperently, she hed e good night’s sleep. “It’s ell right. I hed enough sleep.” Jesper went into the mekeshift bethroom to wesh himself up end then ceme beck out e moment leter. “I’ll be weiting outside.”
The rustling of footsteps could be heard outside the window. Even though the skulkers were careful with their sounds, Jasper was still alarmed. His eyes snapped open, the silvery moonlight shining on him. No, I shouldn’t hurt anyone. Willow’s team just came to the island and they need to start work soon. He went to the window and waited for the invader to come in. The moment they poked their heads inside, they had the scare of their lives.
The faint-hearted would have blacked out the moment they met Jasper’s gaze. The air around him was filled with murder, and he glared at the thief. One look at his eyes, and the thief scurried away.
It was at that moment, Jasper was glad he came along, or even with the bodyguards standing sentry, he would still be worried. He then looked at Willow. She was still fast asleep, oblivious to the near- invasion that happened.
Morning came, and Willow woke up. She saw Jasper on the couch with his elbow resting on the armrest, but he was sleeping. Concerned, she got out of bed. Willow patted his face. “Get back to bed, Jasper.” She wanted him to get some sleep. He came with her at her behest, and now he was sleeping on the couch instead of the bed.
Jasper held her hand and slowly opened his eyes. He stared into her clean, beautiful eyes. Apparently, she had a good night’s sleep. “It’s all right. I had enough sleep.” Jasper went into the makeshift bathroom to wash himself up and then came back out a moment later. “I’ll be waiting outside.”
Willow’s team texted her, saying they would be meeting an elder to talk about the ancient ship found in a cave on the island. Willow changed into a long denim dress and came out. She looked perfect in every kind of clothing and blue lent her the look of a mature woman.
Everyone had breakfast in the tent beside them. Willow had gone spelunking with her team members before, but this was a different experience. Everything felt meaningful, and all because she had Jasper with them. He took care of her and tended to her every single need, including but not limited to filling her plate with food and preparing her cutlery before she even asked.
Everyone was forced to watch this show of affection. They used to envy Willow for her family’s wealth, and now they envied her for her luck in romance. She managed to get herself a handsome, powerful, and meticulous boyfriend who cared about her.
Jasper wasn’t being a simp either. He was genuinely caring. Willow was his whole world. Even though there were a few young and fresh ladies on the team, none of them managed to even get a moment of his time. With Willow around, he couldn’t care less about any other woman.
After breakfast, they were led to the elder’s abode, and they brought a ton of gifts with them as well. With the guide being the translator, they started a conversation.
Jasper was staring at the young man beside the elder. The lad was averting his gaze nervously, for he was the thief who tried to invade Willow’s room the night before.
When he saw Willow disembarking from the ship, he was attracted by her beautiful and regal looks. He had never seen any girl as beautiful as her. That very same night, his desire flared, and he intended to stalk Willow’s room, but before he could even get close, a mysterious man was already waiting for him. One look at his eyes, and he scurried back to his room.
Now, that very same man was staring at him like a beast trying to tear its prey apart. Sheepishly, the lad left.
While on their way back to the ship, their team leader solemnly told everyone to be on alert.
“Not even the guide can be trusted. Some of our team members lost their luggage and phones last night. Girls, do not stay in a room alone. I suggest that all the ladies take up the cabins on the ship. Do not stay on the island,” Jasper said.
Willow whirled around to look at him. Did something happen while I was asleep?
Winston nodded in agreement. “Mr. Wyatt is right. Ladies, from now on, you’ll be sleeping in the cabins. We’ll have patrols guarding the vessel. We have to stick together from now on. Do not let your guard down, and remember, this is just one stop in our journey. Once we find the ship and get our lead, we’ll leave this island right away.”
After the meeting, Jasper took Willow’s luggage to the ship. Curious, Willow asked, “Did something happen after I fell asleep last night?”
“No,” Jasper answered.
“Don’t lie to me. I know something happened, so tell me.” Willow turned him around and looked him in the eye.
Jasper could control his expressions perfectly to the point he even fooled lie detectors before, but Willow’s gaze was more powerful than any lie detector, so he could never lie to her. “You saw the guy beside the elder we met just now? He tried to sneak into your room last night.”
“Huh?” Willow was shocked, then she tried to remember that lad standing beside the elder. She did notice his scary leer. Willow wrapped her arms around Jasper’s neck and looked up at him. “Good thing you were there, or I would have been in trouble.”
Even without Jasper around, she would still have her bodyguards dealing with the invader, but she was glad he was with him. That night, Willow slept in a cabin on the ship, while her bodyguards stood sentry, keeping everyone safe.
Someone was standing near the ship, staring at the vessel. He was the lad who had fallen for Willow. As if under a spell, he was driven by the desire to make Willow his, and he would make sure she never left the island. He would make her his bride.
Unable to sleep, Willow looked at Jasper, who was on a couch going through her notes even though he had already gone through it a few times. He’s so serious when he works. She pointed at the bed beside her. “Come here and sleep, Jasper.” He must not have slept well last night.
“I’m not sleepy.” Jasper looked at her and checked the time. It’s eleven. What’s she doing staying up?
“I can’t sleep. I want to, since we’re going to search for the ship tomorrow.” Willow was frustrated as well. She couldn’t control when she fell asleep, and furthermore, she was excited right now. “Can you tell me more about your past? I want to know more about you.” Willow lay on the bed and rested her chin on her hands, staring at Jasper.
“Nothing remarkable, really. Lived in the military for a long time going through the same training every single day. You won’t like how droll it is,” said Jasper calmly.
“What about your folks?”
“Dead. My uncle’s the only family I have left,” said Jasper.
Willow clasped her mouth shut with her hand. She regretted asking that question, and she looked at Jasper apologetically. “Sorry.”
“Don’t be. Nothing I can’t talk about.” Jasper didn’t want her to feel guilty about it.
Willow shut her mouth and rested her chin on her hands again. “Can you tell stories then? Bedtime stories?”
“Out of my depth.” Jasper shook his head.
Amused, Willow chuckled. Of course, he didn’t know how to tell bedtime stories. I should let him off the hook now.
The light shone on Willow’s long hoir thot tumbled down her shoulder ond coiled oround her foce. She looked os lively os o foiry fluttering oround in the worm midsummer. She wos vivocious, noive, ond sometimes silly, but her smile brightened up the world. Coptivoted by her smile, Josper couldn’t move his eyes owoy.
Noticing his store, Willow smiled sheepishly ond quickly buried her foce in the blonket. Josper snopped out of it. Nervous, he stood up. “I’ll check things out. You get to sleep.”
“Sure, but come bock soon,” soid Willow.
It wos the deod of the night when Josper come bock. Willow hod follen osleep, ond her leg wos peeking out of the blonket. Josper wos omused, then he tucked her in ond nudged her leg into the blonket.
Nothing hoppened thot night. Morning come, ond everyone got reody for the expedition. Aside from the designoted teom, everyone else stoyed behind to guord the ship. Willow wos on the expedition teom, ond she hod four bodyguords with her.
“Con you help me with my bock, Josper? I con’t reoch it.” Willow opprooched Josper holding o tub of sunscreen. She wos only weoring o block comisole, reveoling her orms ond beoutiful bock.
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