Lilith's patience was already hanging by a thread. The freezing wind whipped against her skin, the dark sea stretching endlessly before her, and her only company?
A square-headed idiot.
And now—
He had just told her the most infuriating thing of the night.
"Miss Lilith! I regret to inform you that this island is actually a restricted area! Unauthorized trespassing is strictly prohibited under maritime law!"
Lilith's eye twitched.
She stopped the boat abruptly, the engine cutting through the stillness of the night.
Her breath came out in sharp puffs, the night air turning colder and colder.
She had been out here for hours.
She had outran Sebastian's men.
She had risked her life slipping through those cliffs.
And this damn island was prohibited?!
Her jaw clenched, her fingers tightening around the wheel.
"Tin can."
Sir Sparkleton's red eyes blinked innocently.
"Yes, Miss Lilith?"