Jacqueline fumbled around and finally saw what the object was with the little moonlight that was filtered through the ventilation grate. It was a blanket.
The blanket was covered in a thick layer of grime. It was so filthy that she couldn't even tell what the original color was, and it emitted an awful rotting stench. She had no clue how long it had been since it was taken for a wash—or if it had ever been washed.
Jacqueline couldn't help but gag at the smell.
She had thrown up several times over the course of the day due to seasickness.
Unfortunately, all she had in her was bile as her captors didn't bother feeding her. Therefore, she had nothing to spew even after heaving violently.
The repulsed Jacqueline was so disgusted by the blanket that she kicked it away.
She had lived a life of luxury when she was with the Jacobson family. Thus, she had never once suffered such indignity.
Frankly, she had never endured such hardship, even when her nanny of a mother was still alive and kicking.
Jacqueline curled over her knees and began to sob once more.
The sound of the crashing waves drowned out her muffled cries.
With winter came the cold weather. That said, it was even colder at sea, especially during the night.
She was so cold that she started shivering, her lips turning blue. It felt as though her blood was freezing one cell at a time.
Eventually, she had no choice but to drag the dirty, foul-smelling blanket over. Then, she wrapped herself in it for the sake of survival.
Jacqueline finally made it to Orkford after the rough journey.
Her seafaring journey had taken days, which also meant she hadn't been able to eat or sleep well during that period. As a result, she had visibly lost weight during this trip. She also hadn't showered in days, and it wouldn't be an understatement to say that she reeked.
Even the man who was tasked to get her off the boat couldn't help but gag. "Fuck, you smell like shit!"
When her cries weakened and her body started to sink, her captor started to panic.
He cussed, "Fuck! You really can't swim? What the hell? Do I have to fucking fish you out?"
There was no way he was willing to sacrifice his health to drag her out of the water in such cold weather.
He looked around and spotted a bright orange float nearby.
So, he lunged for it and threw it into the water. "Hey, grab the float and get yourself out, bitch! I'm not jumping in just to save your hide!"
Jacqueline feebly reached for the float. Sadly, she no longer had the strength to swim toward it.
Once the man saw that she couldn't even save herself and was about to drown, he cursed under his breath and reluctantly jumped into the sea.
He managed to save her, but Jacqueline had chugged down her weight in seawater and was chilled down to her very bones. Thus, she was out like a light by the time she had been brought to shore.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: His Unveiled Passion
Yuhohoooo!!! Finally!!!...
Aaand~ Tessa and Stephen are finally back together! Yaaaaay!...
Why make an uninteresting, irrelevant twist when readers are waiting for Tess and Stephen to be together?...
Gosh just let Tessa and Stephen get back together already! Ugh...
Oh my god, when is this book finishing... they're not even back together yet and more nonsense side plots.....
Whoa! Hahahahahaha! Go, Sophia! Burn, stupid Rowena! Lol...
Sooo~ Chapters 310-318 were just a repeat of Jacqueline’s punishment, official expulsion from the Jacobson family, and arrest. With few changes since Tessa and Stephen are not together this time. So Tessa didn’t witness how Jacqueline was tortured at Stephen’s base, though at least Tessa was still called over and witnessed how Stephen officially expelled Jacqueline from the Jacobson family and how Stephen’s subordinate made Jacqueline grovel in front of Tessa. Lol. I hope Jacqueline’s really out of the story now....
Also a lot of chapters were missing here. I went back to the application where it was originally published that’s why i know that this site is not reliable...
Fucked up book! Seems like the authors were not talking to each other. LOL. Yes authors, because of the inconsistencies....
The story went downhill after pg200 1. Why is Jacqueline back… she was expelled from the family already 2. There was no reason for Rowena to be mad at Tessa 3. The Jacobson already knows that Stephen wants to get back witb Tessa after they deal with James, so why is Rowena pushing hard? LOL 4. The family also knows that Stephen and Nancy have some sort of deal. The story was okay from page 1-199, but clearly it’s a thumbs down. I can deal with grammatical errors, but story errors is just different now....