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.

was swimming in the middle of it. From the land, she could see a patch of dark green on his back, which meant he had a tattoo. Nonetheless, she could not see the design of

her throat as she jogged to the other end

get closer to him for

swam to the other

next was her running

Zachary surfaced and wiped his face, he gave her

he was looking at

you doing this intentionally?” Charlotte huffed as she hunched over,

smile, he lowered himself into

out of his back, tempting Charlotte to come

Charlotte whirled around to leave, but her footsteps halted after taking

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

I doubt I would have the time nor sense to find out

here, so he can’t do much

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

an ice cube out from the bucket and

ice cube landed beside him, and Zachary jolted

Like the previous ice cube, this one landed

seconds, Zachary popped out of the

of

landed on Zachary’s

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