Chapter 54 Fifty Three

• I swallowed hard before speaking. "Bring me back, and you can bathe in the sea if that's what you want," I said, trying to maintain my composure.
• He gently lifted my chin with his fingers, turning my face to meet his intense gaze. The playful grin that was on his face moments ago had vanished, and his eyes were locked onto mine.
• As he looked down at my lips, I furrowed my brow in confusion and blinked rapidly, trying to comprehend what was happening.