By the time she returned to the Nachts’ residence, the sun had set. As night approached, it looked as though a black veil had blanketed across the sky, making it look mysterious and distant.

Coming down from the car, Charlotte was distracted. Various questions were running amok in her mind, waiting for the answers that could settle them down.

“Ms. Windt,” greeted the surrounding guards and maids.

For a moment, Charlotte felt as if she was the lady of the house.

She shook her head, trying to shake the thought off her mind. “Where’s Mr. Nacht?” she asked.

“Mr. Nacht is at the pool. I’ll lead you there,” a maid replied. 

“All right. Thank you.”

Charlotte followed the maid across the garden to the pool. From afar, she could see a large blue lamp shining at the pool.

 

The light made the surface of the pool shimmer, and she could see a figure swimming in it.

Under the light, his slender figure seemed nimble. Looking at him, she could feel that familiar enigmatic sense exuding off him.

 

Charlotte jogged toward him. She wanted to use the opportunity to find out whether he had the tattoo on his lower back.

From the land, she could see a patch of dark green on his back,

into her throat as she

to him for a

came closer, he swam to the other

happened next was her running after

and wiped his face,

he was looking

this intentionally?” Charlotte huffed as she hunched over, tired

into the water

seemed to fade in and out

but her footsteps halted

find out about his identity today, I’m not sure I’ll have

have the time nor sense to find out about

so he can’t

returned. Beside the pool were ivory lounge chairs and tables. On the table was a bottle of

ice cube out from the bucket and tossed it

and Zachary jolted a little before he continued

Like the previous ice cube, this

popped out of the water and shot

of ice cubes

landed on Zachary’s back,

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