Chapter 579

  My head and heart waiver, even more sure that he’s not lying to me.

  He’s now as soaked through as me and his new white shirt is barely concealing the rippling muscles or black tattoos showing through the now transparent fabric. His hair is flopping with the water pulling it down but neither of us seem to care that we are being drowned. We are locked in a gaze that translates so much. Silently waiting for the other to say something.

  Confused with a million emotions brought on by so much… I walk away towards the building to break his focus on me and get some distance, turn to lean against it and slide down as dizziness hits me, cuddling myself into a crouching position and put my face in my hands on my knees.