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Over the next weeks, Megan lived for those stolen moments of pleasure in the arms of Lucas Holt. It wasn’t always about s*x—often it was just a kiss in the alley that ran behind the boardwalk businesses, or a quick chat while hosing off their boats.
The rest of life continued in the background, almost like a dream. When Ruby wasn’t with Megan on the Forget Me Not, she usually stayed with Hunter and his mother, Grace, at the Wild North office. Megan and Grace settled into an easy handoff routine. Megan would text Grace when she reached the breakwater and Ruby would head down to meet the Forget Me Not at the float. That bit of independence thrilled Ruby to no end.
Word spread about the lost baby otter who had imprinted on the marker buoy. All the tourists wanted to take videos of him a
