“Were you…” cough “..trying to take advantage of me?”
I froze, blinking at him in disbelief.
Of all the things to come out of his mouth after I just dragged his billionaire ass back from death, that was his opening line?
I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand and sat back on my heels, still breathing hard.
“You were dead. I just saved your life,” I shot back.
He gave a weak, wheezy laugh that quickly dissolved into another fit of coughing. “The kiss was your thank you…”
“You’re welcome,” I said flatly, collapsing back into the sand. My arms were jelly, my head still pounding from where that floating table hit me. “Next time, I’ll let the ocean keep you.”
For a moment, neither of us moved. The sun was already warming the wet fabric of my clothes, and my hair stuck in heavy strands
