Chapter 3. Didn't She Remember Him?

The moment Nicholas toppled and landed on top of Alyssa, she realized her mistake. Despite the mud splashing around them, all over them, there was no denying the fire crackling between them. With his body molded to hers, his ocean-hued eyes gazing into hers, Alyssa forgot to breathe.

“Nice try, but you can’t seduce me with your muddy appearance. I prefer them fragrant and clean.” Alyssa’s jaws dropped to the mud, and she gaped at his insolence. Did he really think that she was trying to seduce him? Anger boiled inside her and she pushed him off her.

“High hopes! I don’t need to seduce anyone. If I ever will, it’ll be a real man.” She struggled to get up as fast as possible, but slipped every time.

“What are you trying to insinuate? Are you challenging me to prove to you I’m a real man?” Nicholas’s eyes blazed with fire as if accepting the challenge already.

“God! You’re so full of yourself!” She finally got up and stomped away, angrily forgetting her mud-