Chapter６

I forced a grin and looked into his eyes. We looked at one other for what seemed like forever. It took that long for the laughter to stop and something else to take its place. His eerily identical gaze from before had my heart racing.

How bizarre! I looked down at the ocean and blinked fast at the waves. This may mean I wasn't hallucinating.

Does it sound good? He asked a question in a low voice that sounded shaky, and it caught me off guard.

Specifically, what was he providing? “Some?”

“Lemonade.”

Right. I was completely wrong to assume anything. “Oh. Sure.”

While he was filling a cup from the pitcher, my attention was pulled to his hands. In addition to their stunning appearance, they also had considerable skill and economic value. With that, how many peoples' lives had he managed to save?

We heard the garage door open, vehicle tires peeling out, and car rolling backwards down the driveway on the other side of the house.