Chapter 246. Adventure

Candice

Kaden's lips curled into a slight smile. Standing at the pool's edge, he looked at me for what felt like ages, his eyes filled with longing. After a moment, he slowly lifted his shirt over his head.

Watching my soon-to-be husband undress in such a tantalizing and unsettling way made me realize that my underwear would have slipped off if I hadn’t already been bare.

His broad shoulders came into view, but my attention shifted to his hands as they moved to his belt buckle.

As he unfastened it, I couldn't help but smirk and gradually raised my eyes to watch him calmly strip away his shoes and socks, taking his time. Then, he stepped forward and entered the pool, descending the stairs while keeping his eyes locked on mine. "You like what you see, princess?"

"Uhmmm..." I felt like I had forgotten how to breathe. At least, I thought I had. When he took his first stroke and swam toward me, I instinctively started to swim backward until