Chapter 35

Oh, my goodness...

If I had thought that Xavier was attractive before in his security guard uniform, I clearly had no idea that he had been, in fact, scorching - No! Blazing! underneath that uniform all along.

He was like the Light God reincarnated!

Or perhaps I had simply never encountered a shirtless, incredibly fit male physique beyond my wildest dreams before. Except for in my dreams, of course. But the reality of the body before me now was beyond comparison. Even my dreams had failed to capture the magnificence of his real-life appearance.

In any case, there was no denying the impact it had on me. It sent shivers down my skin. It made my heart race with the speed and intensity of a hummingbird. It left me breathless - well, what breathing? And it raised my core temperature to an unbearable fever.

Goddess, why must you be so cruel to me? I wondered as I watched Xavier swim in the lake. The fluidity of his arm strokes, seamlessly slicing through the