Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
Josper olmost stopped breothing for o moment, but he took the sunscreen ond helped her rub it ocross her bock. Her skin wos soft ond smooth to the touch.
The light shone on Willow’s long hair that tumbled down her shoulder and coiled around her face. She looked as lively as a fairy fluttering around in the warm midsummer. She was vivacious, naive, and sometimes silly, but her smile brightened up the world. Captivated by her smile, Jasper couldn’t move his eyes away.
Noticing his stare, Willow smiled sheepishly and quickly buried her face in the blanket. Jasper snapped out of it. Nervous, he stood up. “I’ll check things out. You get to sleep.”
“Sure, but come back soon,” said Willow.
It was the dead of the night when Jasper came back. Willow had fallen asleep, and her leg was peeking out of the blanket. Jasper was amused, then he tucked her in and nudged her leg into the blanket.
Nothing happened that night. Morning came, and everyone got ready for the expedition. Aside from the designated team, everyone else stayed behind to guard the ship. Willow was on the expedition team, and she had four bodyguards with her.
“Can you help me with my back, Jasper? I can’t reach it.” Willow approached Jasper holding a tub of sunscreen. She was only wearing a black camisole, revealing her arms and beautiful back.
Jasper almost stopped breathing for a moment, but he took the sunscreen and helped her rub it across her back. Her skin was soft and smooth to the touch.
Willow tilted her head so he could rub the sunscreen all over the places she couldn’t reach. Unbeknownst to her, Jasper was tall enough to notice the skin under her shirt when she was in this position. Willow grew perfectly, her body a lot more mature than her face would suggest.
As he rubbed the sunscreen across her back, Jasper found himself perspiring a little. “Done,” he said huskily.
Willow took the sunscreen back and smiled. “Thanks.” She opened up her closet and took a black windbreaker out. She then tied her hair into a ponytail so that it was easier for her to work.
The team set off. They got into three off-road vehicles and drove off according to the guide’s instructions. The cave was only thirty minutes away, and they arrived at their destination not too long later. It was a natural cave with a small entrance. Only a single person could pass through it at one time, and there were a lot of passages inside. The ship was embedded under a stone wall. Thanks to the cave’s shelter, it was preserved nicely.
Jasper followed Willow closely. When they came to the ship, what the team saw shocked them. The excited archeologists quickly whipped out their gear to start their investigation. Willow was equally excited as well. They split into smaller teams and entered the ship in batches. The vessel was gigantic —almost a hundred feet from forward to stern. The deck was about thirty feet wide. Shipbuilding was already decent enough even back in the day.
“There’ll be two to three layers of cabin in this ship. Maybe we’ll find something.”
They split their team based on the work they would do. Willow’s team would stay on the deck to investigate. She whipped out her magnifying glass to take a closer look, but then the board under her creaked. Even though she wasn’t heavy, this ship was already more than a thousand years old, and the board underneath the deck was starting to give way.
“Careful.” Jasper pulled Willow back to his side. The place she stood on earlier had shattered and fallen. Jasper held the steel pole with one hand and clasped Willow with his other arm, keeping her from falling.
Willow was shocked too, and she gave Jasper a grateful look. Then, she checked out the hole curiously. “Oh, there’s a hidden chamber down there. We can check it out.”
“Watch out for snakes. I’ll clear the path. Wait for me.” Jasper leaped into the hole. Once he was sure the chamber was safe, he said, “Jump. I’ll catch you.”
The chamber was about eight feet tall, but Willow jumped anyway. Jasper caught her, and they clung to each other. With her arms wrapped around his neck, Willow felt safe in his embrace.
Jasper held up a lamp for Willow while she checked things out. A moment later, she found a metal box and opened it, revealing a few pieces of yellowing paper within. Even though it was probably a thousand years old, she could still make out the words. Some of the papers had broken down, however. Willow quickly took a few photos and made sure she didn’t make any noise. Once she was done, the papers started rotting as they had been exposed to the humidity in the air, and they turned into dust.
Willow heaved a sigh. Good thing I took the photos in time. She swiveled around, but someone covered her eyes and darkness overwhelmed her. “What’s wrong?”
“There are a few skeletons there. Are you scared of them?” Jasper asked, in case she got spooked if she saw the remains.
“If they’re just skeletons, then no,” said Willow.
Jasper pulled his hand back, and Willow shone her flashlight on the skeletons. She then crouched down and checked the items around them, and she noticed one of the skeletons holding a metal box. Hmm, the artifacts the islanders found must have been sold for money. They haven’t found this chamber yet, so I can keep a few things.
She picked up her backpack and unfurled a stretch of cloth. Carefully, she placed the metal box in the cloth and tied it up.
Jasper watched her as she worked. He said nothing, only keeping an eye on them. They stayed on the ship for three hours, and they gained a lot from the investigation. The team had lunch and went for another round to clean up things, then they could leave.
It was then an explosion broke out at the cave’s entrance, shocking everyone.
“Quickly find out what happened,” said the leader.
Part of the team quickly checked things out and came back a moment later. “Someone blasted the entrance. The exit’s blocked by a boulder.”
“Must be the locals. What are they trying to do?” someone barked.
“They want to take all our stuff for themselves. You know how lawless this place is. They own the island. They can take everything we have and live a rich life for years.”
“Damn it, and we just got everything we needed to. All we had to do was get out and leave.”
Willow looked at Jasper. Jasper gave her a look of assurance. No matter what, he would lead them to safety. “Everyone split up and see if there are any more exits. Three hours left before sundown, so make haste.”
Everyone split up to search the cave for another exit, but an hour later, everyone came back and said they found no more exits.
“So, we’ll have to stay the night in a cave?”
“There’s an exit there.” Jasper pointed up.
Everyone looked at the top of the cave, agape. He’s talking about the exit on the roof? But we don’t have any climbing gear. How can we even get up there?
“That’s too high up. How can we even get up there?”
Willow held Jasper’s sleeve in worry. “No. We can wait. The other guys will come for us if we are missing for too long.”
“I can climb my way up there and smash the hole open. We can get out before sundown.” Jasper didn’t want Willow to stay the night here. The temperature difference between night and day was big, so she could fall ill.
“Are you sure you can do it, Mr. Wyatt?” a surprised Winston asked.
“I can,” said Jasper confidently.
Everyone else was shocked. They were just archeologists, not ninjas. There was no way any of them could scale the walls of this cave without any gear. Thinking that Jasper was also just an archeologist, they didn’t think he could do this.
“Very well. We’ll be counting on you, then. That’s our only way out.”
Willow gave Jasper a worried look. She knew he was a capable man, but she couldn’t just calm down while he was going to take a risk. “Be careful. Don’t push yourself, alright?” she said.
“Trust me,” answered Jasper. He would never make empty promises. Anything he said he could do, he would do it. Jasper took off his coat, revealing a tight shirt. Everyone was surprised when they saw his muscles. They didn’t take Jasper as a muscular man.
Then, he started climbing the walls bare-handed. Even the places everyone thought couldn’t be scaled, he scaled them.
“What was his job before he became an archeologist? That’s unbelievable.”
The walls were about twenty feet tall, and Jasper had scaled half of it, but the closer he got to the exit, the harder it was to climb. Willow’s heart was beating fast, and her neck was getting sore, but she kept her eyes firmly on Jasper, her heart racing. “You can do it, Jasper,” Willow encouraged.
Jasper finally reached the opening, but then someone out there slammed a boulder down on his hand. Most people would reflexively pull their hand back when they were assaulted out of the blue, which would cause them to fall to their deaths.
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