Chapter 53

Aria put the phone in the pocket of the dress, and the waves rose to touch the hem of the skirt. Eyes roaming at her surroundings, hearing the pomme and the chaos inside her settled.

"Did you plan to get sunburned?"

Her heart dithers hearing the baritone voice. Her head turned at the back. Zerran standing near the shore where she was, wearing his white polo shirt inserted in his pants. Three buttons unclosed revealing his curved thicker clavicle.

"No, just..." She was at a loss for words, there was a part of her that wanted to come here and tell her the thing that was bothering her and the heaviness of her feelings. "Wanting to feel the ocean inhaling the sea."

"It's very hot today, and it's already lunch. The food is ready. Let's eat," he said.

"I'll be there," she answered, and only now did she feel sleepy. Her body was tired. She was blinking her eyes and suppressed yawning. She lo