“Hey now, don’t get snippy at me. I was just trying to help.” The arrogant male grinned, sticking out a hand to help me.
The dark-skinned man has on a large black cloak, and worn over his shoulder is a light grey satchel bag. He removed the ridiculous scarf on his head and simply let his dark curls frame his handsome face, the tiny ringlets bringing out his chiselled jaw and long neck.
I want to ignore it and try my best to pull myself up with my strength, but the pool is a little deeper than I thought it would be and it's already a struggle trying to keep my body out of the water.
Trying to raise myself on my own, also requires a strength I currently do not have. So with a grudging grunt of annoyance, I grasp his hand and let him help me out.
A single, powerful tug was the only th
